arka अर्क arká m. (√ arc), Ved. a ray, flash of lightning, [RV.] &c. the sun, [RV.] &c. (hence) the number, ‘twelve’, [Sūryas.] Sunday fire, [RV. ix, 50, 4]; [ŚBr.]; [BṛĀrUp.] crystal, [R. ii, 94, 6] membrum virile, [AV. vi, 72, 1] copper, [L.] the plant Calotropis Gigantea (the larger leaves are used for sacrificial ceremonies; cf. arka-kośī, -parṇá, palaśá, &c. below), [ŚBr.] &c., a religious ceremony, [ŚBr.]; [BṛĀrUp.] (cf. arkāśvamedha below) praise, hymn, song (also said of the roaring of the Maruts and of Indra's thunder), [RV.] & [AV.] one who praises, a singer, [RV.] N. of Indra, [L.] a learned man (cf. [RV. viii, 63, 6]), [L.] an elder brother, [L.] N. of a physician, [BrahmaP.] (cf. arka-cikitsā below) arká m. n. (with agneḥ, indrasya, gautamasaḥ, &c.) N. of different Sāmans food, [Naigh.] & [Nir.] (cf. [RV. vii, 9, 2]). Nom. P. °kati, to become a sun, [Subh.] arkajau अर्कजौ arka—jau m. du. N. of the Aśvins, [L.] arkaja अर्कज arka—ja mfn. ‘sun-born’, coming from the sun arka—ja m. the planet Saturn, [VarBṛS.] &c. arkaya अर्कय Nom. P. °yati, to heat, [L.]; to praise, [L.] arkatva अर्कत्व arka—tvá n. brightness, [ŚBr. x.] arkavat अर्कवत् arká—vat (arká-), mfn. possessing or holding the thunderbolt, [TS.] containing the word arká, [PBr.] receiving the oblation in the Arka ceremony, [MaitrS.] arkadhānā अर्कधाना arka—dhānā́ f. pl. seeds of the Arka plant, [ŚBr. x.] arkaśoka अर्कशोक arka—śoká m. the heat of rays, [RV. vi, 4, 7.] arkadina अर्कदिन arka—dina n. a solar day. arkahitā अर्कहिता arka—hitā f. = -kāntā, q.v., arkakara अर्ककर arka—kara m. sunbeam, [Naiṣ.] arkakośī अर्ककोशी arka—kośī́ f. a bud of the Arka plant, [ŚBr. x.] arkalūṣa अर्कलूष arka—lūṣa m. N. of a man, (g. karṇādi and vid-adi, q.v.) arkamūlā अर्कमूला arka—mūlā f. (= -pattra, q.v.) Aristolochia Indica, [L.] arkamūla अर्कमूल arka—mūlá n. the root of the Arka plant, [ŚBr. x] arkamaya अर्कमय arka—maya mfn. composed of the Arka plant, [ĀpŚr.] arkaripu अर्करिपु arka—ripu m. ‘enemy of the sun’, Rāhu, [Kād.] arkasāti अर्कसाति arká—sāti (arká-), f. invention of hymns, poetical inspiration, [RV. i, 174, 7]; [vi, 20, 4] and [26, 3.] arkasūnu अर्कसूनु arka—sūnu m. (= -ja, q.v.) the planet Saturn N. of Yama, [L.] arkastubh अर्कस्तुभ् arka—stubh mfn. singing hymns, [ŚāṅkhŚr.] arkasutā अर्कसुता arka—sutā f. N. of the river Yamunā, [L.] arkasuta अर्कसुत arka—suta m. (= -tanaya, q.v.) N. of Karṇa, [L.] arkatviṣ अर्कत्विष् arka—tviṣ f. the light of the sun. arkavedha अर्कवेध arka—vedha m. N. of a plant, [L.] arkavidha अर्कविध arká—vidha (arká), mfn. Arka like, [ŚBr. x.] arkabhaktā अर्कभक्ता arka—bhaktā f. = -kāntā, q.v. arkaśiras अर्कशिरस् arka—śiras n. N. of a Sāman. arkabandhu अर्कबन्धु arka—bandhu or arka—bāndhava, m. a N. of Buddha Śākya-muni, [L.] arka—bandhu, ‘belonging to the kindred of the Sun’, N. of Buddha, [Bcar.] arkadugdha अर्कदुग्ध arka—dugdha n. the milk of Calotropis Gigantea, [L.] arkagrīva अर्कग्रीव arka—grīva m. N. of a Sāman. arkagraha अर्कग्रह arka—graha m. eclipse of the sun, [VarBṛS.] arkakāntā अर्ककान्ता arka—kāntā f. the plant Polanisia Icosandra, [W.] arkakāṣṭha अर्ककाष्ठ arka—kāṣṭha n. wood from the Arka, [KātyŚr.] arkakṣīra अर्कक्षीर arka—kṣīra n. the milky juice of the Arka plant, [Suśr.] arkanetra अर्कनेत्र arka—netra mfn. twelve-eyed, [Kālac.] arkaparṇa अर्कपर्ण arka—parṇá n. the leaf of the Arka plant, [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.] arka—parṇá m. the Arka plant N. of a snake demon, [MBh. i, 2551.] arkapriyā अर्कप्रिया arka—priyā f. the plant Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis, [L.] arkaputra अर्कपुत्र arka—putra m. (= ja, q.v.) the planet Saturn, [VarBṛS.] & [VarBṛ.] N. of Karṇa, [L.], of Yama, [L.] arkapuṣpī अर्कपुष्पी arka—puṣpī f. the plant Hibiscus Hirtus, [Suśr.] arkavarṣa अर्कवर्ष arka—varṣa m. a solar year. arkavrata अर्कव्रत arka—vrata n. the rule or law of the sun (i.e. levying taxes, subjecting the people to imposts, or drawing their wealth as imperceptibly as the sun evaporates water), [Mn. ix, 305.] arkakṣetra अर्कक्षेत्र arka—kṣetra n. ‘the field of the sun’, N. of a sacred place in Orissa. arkalavaṇa अर्कलवण arka—lavaṇa n. saltpetre, [L.] arkanayana अर्कनयन arka—nayana n. N. of an Asura, [Hariv.] arkapādapa अर्कपादप arka—pādapa m. the tree Melia Azadirachta Lin., [L.] arkapattrā अर्कपत्त्रा arka—pattrā f. a kind of birth-wort (Aristolochia Indica), [L.] arkapattra अर्कपत्त्र arka—pattra n. the leaf of the Arka plant, [MBh. i, 715] arka—pattra m. the Arka plant arkaretoja अर्करेतोज arka—reto-ja m. ‘son of Sūrya’, Revanta, [L.] arkasodara अर्कसोदर arka—sodara m. Indra's elephant Airāvata. arkatanayā अर्कतनया arka—tanayā f. N. of the rivers Yamunā and Tapatī, [MBh.] arkatanaya अर्कतनय arka—tanaya m. = -ja the planet Saturn, [VarBṛ.] N. of Karṇa, [L.] of Manu Vaivasvata and Manu Sāvarṇi, [MBh.] arkabāndhava अर्कबान्धव arka—bandhu or arka—bāndhava, m. a N. of Buddha Śākya-muni, [L.] arkacandana अर्कचन्दन arka—candana n. red sanders, [L.] arkacikitsā अर्कचिकित्सा arka—cikitsā f. Arka's (see arka m. at end), ‘medical art’ i.e. work on medicine. arkamaṇḍala अर्कमण्डल arka—maṇḍala n. the disc of the sun. arkanandana अर्कनन्दन arka—nandana m. (= -ja, q.v.) N. of the planet Saturn, [VarBṛS.] N. of Karṇa, [L.] arkaprakāśa अर्कप्रकाश arka—prakāśa mf(A)n. bright like the sun, [MBh. ii, 313] arka—prakāśa m. N. of a medical work (cf. -cikitsā above); of a work on jurisprudence. arkapuṣpikā अर्कपुष्पिका arka—puṣpikā f. the plant Gynandropsis Pentaphylla, [L.] arkasamudga अर्कसमुद्ग arka—samudgá m. the tip of an Arka-bud (see -kośī́), [ŚBr. x.] arkavallabha अर्कवल्लभ arka—vallabha m. the plant Pentapetes Phoenicea, [L.] arkapuṣpādya अर्कपुष्पाद्य arka—puṣpādya m. N. of a Saman. arkaśaśiśatru अर्कशशिशत्रु arka—śaśi-śatru m. ‘enemy of sun and moon’, Rāhu, [VarBṛS.] (cf. -ripu above). arkaprabhājāla अर्कप्रभाजाल arka—prabhā-jāla n. (a multitude of) sun-beams, [MBh. iii, 12541.] arkakuṇḍatīrtha अर्ककुण्डतीर्थ arka—kuṇḍa-tīrtha n. N. of a Tīrtha, [SkandaP.] arkapuṣpottara अर्कपुष्पोत्तर arka—puṣpottara n. N. of a Sāman.