PalakaM 1 A board, plank, slab, tablet; kAlaH kAlyA BuvanaPalake krIqati prARiSArEH Bh. 3. 39 ; dyUta°, citra° &c. 2 Any flat surface; cuMbyamAnakapolaPalakAM K. 218 , DftamugDagaMqaPalakErvibaBuH Śi. 9. 47 , 37 ; cf. tawa 3 A shield. 4 A slab, tablet, leaf or page for writing upon. 5 The buttocks, hips. 6 The palm of the hand. 7 Fruit, result, consequence. 8 Profit, gain. 9 Menstruation. 10 The head of an arrow. 11 The pericarp of a lotus. 12 A broad and flat bone (of the forehead). Comp. — pARi a. armed with a shield (as a warrior). — yaMtraM an astronomical instrument invented by Bhāskarācārya. — sakTa a. having a thigh as broad as a board.