शल्यक

{ śalyakḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

शल्यक  m.  m. an arrow, dart, spear, thorn &c. (= शल्य)
a porcupine, [VS.] &c. &c.
स-शल्क   a scaly fish, [Vajras.] ( cf.)

ROOTS:

स शल्क

Vanguieria Spinosa, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

शल्यकः [śalyakḥ]   1 A dart, javelin, spike.
A splinter, thorn.
A porcupine; [Ms.5.18;] [Rām.4.17.39;] [Mb.13.111.63.]
A hunter (व्याध); जिह्वां दत्त्वा बहूनां हि क्षुद्राणां लुब्धचेतसाम् । निकृत्या लभते राज्यमाहारमिव शल्यकः ॥ [Mb.3.33.59.]

Shabda-Sagara

शल्यक  m.  ( -कः)
1. A stake, a thorn.
2. A dart, a pike.
3. A porcupine. 4. A hedgehog.
5. A thorny shrub, (Vangueria spinosa.)
E. शल्य as above, and कन् added.

ROOTS:

शल्य कन्