kulāyaka (5028)
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Entry 5028, Page 188, Col. 1 -
(kulAyaka, kulAyaka)
kulāyaka¦, adj., m., confined to worldly existence: Divy 562.9 (vs) etac ca dṛṣṭveha parivrajanti, kulāyakās te na bhavanti santaḥ; te sarvasaṅgān abhisaṃprahāya, -na garbhaśayyāṃ punar āvasanti.Prob. from kulāya, cage, and lit. caged, confined; less likely cpd. of kula plus āyaka (Skt. gr.) or *ayaka (cf. Skt. aya).