Palgu a. [ Pal -u guk ca Uṇ. 1. 18 ] 1 Pithless, unessential; unsubstantial; sAraM tato grAhyamapAsya Palgu Pt. 1. 2 Worthless, useless, unimportant; Śi. 3. 76. 3 Small, minute. 4 Vain, unmeaning. 5 Weak, feeble, flimsy. 6 Untrue. 7 Beautiful, lovely. — lguH f. 1 The spring season. 2 The opposite-leaved fig-tree. 3 N. of a river at Gayā. 4 A red powder of wild ginger ( Mar. gulAla ) thrown by the Hindus over one another at the Holi festival. Comp. — utsavaH the vernal festival, commonly called Holi . — vAwikA the opposite-leaved fig-tree.