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śākala

śā́kala mfn. (fr. śakala) dyed with the substance called Śakala, [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. iv, 2, 2]

relating to a piece or portion, [MW.]

derived from or belonging or relating to the Śākalas, [Mn. ix, 200] (cf. [Pāṇ. iv, 3, 128])

śā́kala m. or n. a chip, piece, fragment, splinter, [ŚBr.]; [ŚrS.]

śā́kala m. (scil. maṇi) an amulet made of chips of wood, [Kauś.]

N. of an ancient teacher, [Cat.]

a kind of serpent, [AitBr.]

(pl.) the Śākalas (i.e.) followers of Śākalya, [RPrāt.] (g. kaṇvādi)

the inhabitants of the town Śākala, [MBh.]

śā́kala n. the text or ritual of Śākalya, [AitBr.]; [ĀśvGṛ.]; [Pat.]

N. of a Sāman, [ĀrṣBr.]

of a town of the Madras, [MBh.]; [Kathās.]

of a village of the Bāhīkas, [Pat.] on [Pāṇ. iv, 2, 104], Vārtt. 4.