शलाका [śalākā] [शल्-आकः
[Uṇ.4.15] ]
A small stick, peg, rod, pin, piece, thin bar (of anything); अयस्कान्तमणिशलाका
[Māl.1.] A pencil, small stick (used in painting the eyes with collyrium); अज्ञानान्धस्य लोकस्य ज्ञानाञ्जन- शलाकया । चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै पाणिनये नमः ॥
[Śik.58;] [Ku.1.] 47; ययौ शलाकामपरा वहन्ती
[R.7.8.] An arrow.
A dart, javelin.
A probe or a kind of pointed surgical instrument.
A rib (as of an umbrella); न ते शतशलाकेन...छत्रेणाभिविराजते
[Rām.2.26.1.] A bone (forming the root of the fingers and toes); पाणिपाद- शलाकाश्च तेषां स्थानचतुष्टयम्
[Y.3.85.] A sprout, spring, shoot; उद्भिन्नया रत्नशलाकयेव
[Ku.1.24.] A paint-brush.
A tooth-brush, tooth-pick.
A porcupine.
An oblong piece of ivory or bone used in gambling.
A ruler.
The Sārikā bird.
A peg, pin; ततोऽम्बष्ठोऽस्थिभेदिन्या निरभिद्यच्छलाकया
[Mb.7.25.5.] Bar (of a cage or window).
A finger; शलाकानखपातैश्च (युद्धमभवत्)
[Mb.4.13.29.] -Comp.
-धूर्तः (forming शलाकधूर्तः) a swindler, sharper.
-परि ind. an unlucky throw or movement of one of the pieces at a game played with Śalākās; cf. परि or अक्षपरि;
[P.II.1.1.] -परीक्षा the method of examining a student from a page whichever opened by a Śalākā inserted into a book.
-पुरुषाः N. N. of 63 divine personages among Jainas.
-यन्त्रम् (in surgery) a pointed instrument, probe.