kalaMkaH 1 A spot, a mark, a dark spot ( lit. ); R. 13. 15. 2 (Fig.) A stain, stigma, obloquy, disrepute; vyapanayatu kalaMkaM svasvaBAvena sEva Mk. 10. 34 ; R. 14. 37 ; so kula° . 3 A fault, defect; Bh. 3. 48. 4 Rust of iron. Comp. — hft m. an epithet of Śiva