lotus
Kamala (neuter) a lotus, frequently combined with kuvalaya; or with uppala Ja I 146; Sv I 40, explained as vārikiñjakkha Pv-a 77. 1. lotus, the lotus flower, Nelumbium Ja I 146; Sv I 40; Mhbv 3; Saddh 325; Vv-a 43, 181, 191; Pv-a 23, 77; — At Ja I 119, 149 a better reading is obtained by correcting kambala to kamala, at Ja I 178 however kamb° should be retained. 2. a kind of grass, of which sandals were made Vin. I 190 (see Vinaya Texts II 23 note) 3. feminine kamalā a graceful woman Ja V 160; -komalakarā (feminine) (of a woman) having lotus-like (soft) hands Mhbv 29; -dala a lotus leaf Vism 465; Mhbv 3; Abhidh-av 19; As 127; Vv-a 35, 38; -pādukā sandals of k. grass Vin I 190.
kamala , ( 1 ) nt. , a high number: Mvy 7775 ; 7904 (the latter cited from Gv ); Gv 106.14 (see kamara ); 133.24 ; ( 2 ) m. , n. of a mleccha king: Mmk 621.25 .
kamala See col. 1.
【中】 睡蓮。~dala,【中】 睡蓮的花瓣。
kamala a. 1 Desirous. 2 Palered. — laH 1 The Sārasa bird. 2 A kind of deer. 3 N. of Brahmā. — lI A collection of lotuses. — laM [ kamkalac ] 1 A lotus; kamalamanaMBasi kamale ca kuvalaye tAni kanakalatikAyAM K. P. 10 ; so hasta°, netra°, caraRa° , &c. 2 Water; N. 1. 130 ; Ki. 5. 25. 3 Copper. ( pb ) 4 A medicament, drug. 5 The Sārasa bird. 6 The bladder, the right lobe of the lungs. Comp. — akzI a lotus-eyed lady. — Akara ; 1 an assemblage of lotuses. 2 a lake full of lotuses. — AlayA an epithet of Lakṣmī; Mu. 2. — AsanaH ‘lotus-seated’ N. of Brahmā; kAMtAni pUrvaM kamalAsanena Ku. 7. 70. — IkzaRA a lotus-eyed lady. — uttaraM safflower. — KaMqaM an assemblage of lotuses. — jaM 1 an epithet of Brahmā. 2 the lunar asterism called Rohiṇī. — janman m. , — BavaH, -yoniH, -saMBavaH ‘lotus-born’, epithets of Brahmā.
(nt, nt) lotus