gaRqikA · adjective
bell
Gaṇḍikā (feminine) [adjective/noun formation from gaṇḍa or gaṇṭha, see also gaṇṭhikā] 1. a stalk, a shaft (cf. gaṇḍī) Ja I 474; As 319 (of the branches of trees: g°-ākoṭana-sadda). 2. a lump, a block of wood (more frequent spelling gaṇṭhikā, q.v.). 3. Name of a plant Vv 35 4 (= bandhujīvaka Vv-a 161). -ādhāna the putting on of a shaft or stem, as a bolt or bar Vin II 172; cf. Vinaya Texts III 213 and gaṇḍī; also ghaṭikā 2 .
gaṇḍikā , ( 1 ) stalk (= gaṇḍa , 1; = Pali gaṇḍikā, gaṇṭhikā): ikṣu-g° (= Pali ucchu-g°) Mv i.17.11, 12 ; ( 2 ) piece ( cf. gaṇḍa , 2) or block of wood (also Pali id. , more often spelled gaṇṭhikā): gośīrṣacandanasya tisro gaṇḍikā vastreṇa pidhāya Divy 31.27 ; (tisro) gaṇḍikā darśitāḥ 32.2 ; ( 3 ) = gaṇḍī, gaṇḍi , gong : Kv 13.8 , read, dharma-gaṇḍikām ākoṭayanti (see ākoṭayati ).
suffering form boils
(fem, fem) hollowed block of wood which is used to serve the purpose of a bell, gong