kARqa
kA/Rqa [or kARqa/ , TS. vii ], as , am , m. n. ( ifc. f( A or I ). ) [ cf. KaRqa , with which in some of its senses kARqa is confounded] a single joint of the stalk or stem of a plant, such as a bamboo or reed or cane ( i.e. the portion from one knot to another, cf. tri-k° ), any part or portion, section, chapter, division of a work or book ( cf. tri-k° ), any distinct portion or division of an action or of a sacrificial rite (as that belonging to the gods or to the manes), AV. ; TS. ; VS.