cUlikA [ cul samuccaMye Rvul pfzo° dIrGaH ] 1 The crest or comb of a cock. 2 The root of an elephant's ear. 3 (In dramas) The hinting or indication of the occurrence of any event by characters behind the stage; aMtarjavanikAsaMsTEH sUcanArTasya cUlikA S. D. 310 ; e. g. in the beginning of the 4th act of Mv.