m. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') having the manner or form of anything, similar to, resembling, like but with a degree of inferiority, almost (exempli gratia, 'for example'abhedya-kalpa-,almost impenetrable; seeprabhāta-k-, mṛta-k-,etc.;according to native grammarians, kalpa-so used is an accentless affix[ ] , before which a final s-is left unchanged, and final ī-and ū-shortened ; kalpamkalpam-ind.,may be also connected with a verb exempli gratia, 'for example'pacati-kalpam-,he cooks pretty well on )
nf(ī-). (also laka-) a class or group of 5 roots or plants with tuberous roots (according to there are 5 classes each containing 5 medicinal plant, viz. kanīyas-or alpam-or kṣudrakam-, mahat-, vallī-saṃjñaḥ-[sc. gaṇaḥ-], kaṇṭaka-s-,and triṇa-s-id est the smaller and the larger classes, the creepers, the thorny plants and the 5 kinds of grass;other groups are also enumerated)
(n.) m. (tṛp-) a couch, bed, sofa etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'f(ā-).; lpam ā-vas-,"to defile any one's marriage-bed"; lpam-adhi-gam-,"to have sexual intercourse with"[in compound ] )
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