krīḍā́ (ā́), f. sport, play, pastime, amusement, amorous sport (often in comp., e.g. krīḍā-mudaḥ f. pl. the pleasures of playing or of amorous sport, [Gīt. ix, 9]; kṛṣṇa-k°, sport with Kṛṣṇa, [BhP. ii, 3, 15]; jala-k°, playing about in water, [MBh.]; [Pañcat.]; [BhP.]; toya-k° id., [Megh.]), [VS. xviii, 5]; [R.]; [Suśr.] &c.
working miracles for one's amusement, [Lalit.]
disrespect shown by jest or joke, [L.]
a play-ground, [MBh. iii, 12318]
(in music) a kind of measure.
(f. of °ḍá, q.v.)