ulkā́ f. (√ uṣ, [Uṇ. iii, 42]), a fiery phenomenon in the sky, a meteor, fire falling from heaven, [RV. iv, 4, 2]; [x, 68, 4]; [AV. xix, 9, 9]; [MBh.]; [Yājñ.]; [Suśr.] &c.
a firebrand, dry grass &c. set on fire, a torch, [ŚBr. v]; [R.]; [Kathās.] &c.
(in astrol.) one of the eight principal Daśās or aspect of planets indicating the fate of men, Jyotiṣa ([T.])
ulkā—mukha m. ‘fire-mouthed’, a particular form of demon (assumed by the departed spirit of a Brāhman who eats ejected food), [Mn. xii, 71]; [Kathās.]; [Mālatīm.]