चूलिका

{ cūlikā }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

चूलिका  f.  a f. ( इका) a cock's comb, [VarBṛS. lxiii, 1] ( ifc.)
चूडिका   the root of an elephant's ear (, [Gal.])
चूडिका   the top of a column, [CūlUp.] ( Sch.)
summit, [Siṉhâs.]
चूडिका    N. of a metre (also )
of several additional parts of Jain texts
the hinting of a matter or event by those behind the curtain, [Daśar. i, 58 and 61]; [Sāh.]; [Pratāpar.]
चूलिका  f.  b f. See °लक.
चूलिका  f.  c f. of °लक.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

चूलिका [cūlikā]   [चुल् समुच्चये ण्वुल् पृषो ˚ दीर्घः]
The crest or comb of a cock.
The root of an elephant's ear. [Mātaṅga. L.6.9.]
(In dramas) The hinting or indication of the occurrence of any event by characters behind the stage; अन्तर्जवनिकासंस्थैः सूचनार्थस्य चूलिका [S. D. 31;] e. g. in the beginning of the 4th Act of [Mv.]
The crest (?) of a bow; प्रथमं चापमारोप्य चूलिकां बन्धयेत्ततः । स्थानकं तु ततः कृत्वा बाणोपरि करं न्यसेत् ॥ [Dhanur.118.]

Shabda-Sagara

चूलिका  f.  ( -का)
1. The root of an elephant's ear.
2. The body of a drama, the inferior personages of the drama collectively.
3. The crest of a p acock.
 n.  ( -कं) Flour-cakes fried with ghee.
E. चूल् to be or make high, affix ण्वुल्.

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चूल् ण्वुल्