kOSika a. ( kI f. ) [ kuSa-WaY , kuSika-aR vA ] 1 Incased, sheathed. 2 Coming from an owl. 3 Born of the family of Kuśika. 4 Silken. — kaH 1 An epithet of viSvAmitra q. v. 2 An owl; U. 2. 29. 3 A lexicographer. 4 Marrow. 5 Bdellium. 6 An ichneumon. 7 A snakecatcher. 8 The sentiment of love ( SfMgAra ). 9 One who knows hidden treasures. 10 An epithet of Indra; N. 5. 64. 11 An epithet of Śiva. — kA A cup, drinking vessel. — kI 1 N. of a river in Behār. 2 N. of the goddess Durgā. 3 N. of one of the four varieties of dramatic style; sukumArArTasaMdarBA kOSikI tAsu kaTyate ; see S. D. 411 et seq. also. Comp. — arAtiH , — ariH a crow. — AtmajaH an epithet of Arjuna. — AyuDaM rainbow. — PalaH the cocoa-nut tree. — priyaH an epithet of Rāma.