karaṅka (4481)
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Entry 4481, Page 169, Col. 1 -
(karaNka, karaNka)
karaṅka¦, nt. (in Skt. skull; in JM. skeleton, heap of bones, also bone in general), skeleton or heap of bones: Mv iii.297.1 sarvaṃ khāditaṃ, asthikaraṅkāni avaśeṣīkṛtāni; 14 hasti-karaṅkāni cāśvakaraṅkāni ca; 16 karaṅkāny evāvaśeṣitāni; 298.1, 2; LV 174.4 (vs; text doubtful, cf. citation Śikṣ 204.14, and Lefm.'s Crit. App.), read prob- ably: yatha śvāna karaṅka (n. pl.) śavair amukhā (?); LV 207.7 (prose) (iha te bālā) adhyavaśitāḥ (read °sitāḥ) kukkurā ivāsthikaraṅkamadhye.