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कंटक (kaMTaka)

 
L R Vaidya
English
kaMwaka {% (I) m.n. %} 1. A thorn
2. a prickle, a sting, Yaj.iii.53
3. a finger-nail
4. horripilation
5. any troublesome person who is, as it were, a thorn to the state and an enemy of order, राज्यकंटकविशोधनोद्यतः Vikr.Ch.v.1, M.ix.260, (कृत) त्रिदिवमुद्धृतदानवकंटकम् Sak.vii.
6. a vexing speech
7. any source of vexation, M.ix.253.
kaMwaka {% (II) m. %} 1. A bamboo
2. a workshop
3. fault, defect.