शिखंडकः (zikhaMDakaH)

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Apte 1890

English

 शिखंडकः [शिखंड इव-कन्] 1 A lock of hair left on the crown of the head at tonsure. 
2 Locks or tufts of hair left on the sides of the head
 (these are three or five in the case of the Kṣatriyas)
 कुवलयदलश्यामास्निग्धः शिखंडकमंडनः U. 4. 19. 
3 A crest,  tuft. plume. 
4 A peacock's tail. 

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