क्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

क् [k]   The first consonant of the alphabet, and first letter of the guttural class (क वर्ग).
क् [k]   Jivhāmūlīya letter occurring before the guttural क् or ख् and written as ( क्, ख्). प् Upadhmānīya letter occurring before the labial प् or फ् and written also ( प्, फ्); these are called अर्धविसर्ग. of dry medicinal billets चूर्ण. (3) decoction of medicinal herbs ( कषाय). (4) decoction mixed with medicinal powder ( अवलेह). (5) A medicine to be pounded like condiment ( कल्क).
-पञ्चामृतं गुडूची, गोक्षुर, मुसली, मुण्डी, शतावरी. -प्रतिनिधिः   A substitute for a herb which cannot be secured.