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niṣka

niṣká m. n. (rarely n.) ([Uṇ. iii, 45] g. ardharcādi) a golden ornament for the neck or breast (also used as money), [RV.] &c. &c.

later a partic. coin varying in value at different times (= 1 Dīnāra of 32 small or 16 large Rettis, = 1 Karṣa or Suvarṇa of 16 Māṣas, = 1 Pala of 4 or 5 Su-varṇas, = 1 larger Pala or Dīnāra variously reckoned at 108 or 150 Su-varṇas, = 4 Māṣas, = 16 Drammas; also a weight of silver of 4 Su-varṇas)

a golden vessel, [L.]

gold, [L.]

niṣká m. a Cāṇḍāla, [L.]