vártikā f. (see also s.v.) id., [RV.]; [MBh.]; [Suśr.] (here of a different kind from the m.)
f. (fr. 1. varti; cf. under vartaka) a stalk, [MBh.]
the wick of a lamp, [KālP.] (cf. yoga-v°)
a paint-brush, [Śak.] (cf. citra-v°)
colour, paint, [ib.] (prob. w.r. for varṇikā)
Odina Pinnata, [L.]