n. birth (also ‘the calving of a cow’ &c.), [GṛS.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
impurity (of parents) caused by child-birth or miscarriage, [Yājñ.]; [Dhūrtas.]
impurity (in general), [Subh.]
an obstacle, [Tithyād.]
(akā and ikā), f., see below
(am), m. n. quick silver, mercury, [Sarvad.]