स्थगिका

{ sthagikā }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

स्थगिका  f.  f. a kind of bandage, [Suśr.]
a box (for betel &c.), [Hcat.]
a courtezan (?), [Śukas.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

स्थगिका [sthagikā]   1 A courtezan.
The office of betelbearer.
A kind of bandage.
A box (for betel &c.); ततः प्रविशति लेखमलंकरणस्थगिकां मुद्रितां चादाय सिद्धार्थकः [Mu.5.] /1.

Shabda-Sagara

स्थगिका  f.  ( -का)
1. A courtexan.
2. The office of betel-bearer.