velā-cakra (14472)
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Entry 14472, Page 509, Col. 1 -
(velAcakra, velA-cakra)
velā-cakra¦, nt., lit. time-wheel: Mvy 9157 = Tib. ña tshod (this combination not in Jä. or Das; ña = full- moon day; chu-tshod = water-clock) kyi ḥkhor lo; Chin. has several renderings, one being sun-dial; Jap. instru- ment for measuring the shadow of the sun; time-wheel (sun- dial?).