mūlika (12197)

mūlika
Entry 12197, Page 437, Col. 1

(mUlika, mUlika)
mūlika¦, adj., (1) (Skt. Lex. id.) living on roots (as an ascetic practice): śatabhiṣāyāṃ jāto °ko bhavati Divy 647.1; mūliko brāhmaṇaḥ, sa mūlānām arthe 'nyatamaṃ parvatam abhirūḍhaḥ Av ii.125.6; aneka-mūlika, ep. of ascetic practices, (ātāpanaparitāpanaiḥ…) aneka-mūlikair LV 248.17, consisting of living on many roots; (2) ifc. Bhvr., having…as cause, = Skt. -mūlaka, and perh. corruption for this: kiṃmūlikā (n. pl. m.) utpadyanti Mv iii.337.11, having what source do they arise?, but the normal Skt. -mūlaka is used in parallels below, 13, 16 ff., and kiṃ- mūlaka 339.10, prob. read °laka.

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