मण्डलक

{ maṇḍalaka }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

MAṆḌALAKA   A serpent born of the family of Takṣaka. This was burnt to death in the Sarpasatra of Janamejaya. [Śloka 8, Chapter 57, Ādi Parva] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

मण्डलक  n.  n. a disk, circle, orb &c. (= मण्डल), [Yājñ.]; [MBh.] (also applied to a square, [Hcat.])
   a sacred circle, [Divyâv.]
   a cutaneous disease with round spots, [L.]
   a circular array of troops, [L.]
   a mirror, [L.]
   a group, collection, mass, heap, [MBh.]
मण्डलक  m.  m. a dog, [L.]
    N. of a prince, [VP.]

Shabda-Sagara

मण्डलक  n.  ( -कं)
   1. An orb or disk.
   2. A sort of leprosy, with large round spots.
   3. A mirror.
   4. A form of array, an army drawn up in a circle.
   5. A circular figure or diagram.
  m.  ( -कः) A dog.
    E. कन् added to the preceding.

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कन्