karRikAraH 1 N. of a tree; nirBidyopari karRikAramukulAnyAlIyate zawpadaH V. 2. 23 ; Rs. 6. 6 , 20. 2 The pericarp of a lotus. — raM A flower of the Karṇikāra tree. (This flower, though it has an excellent colour, has no smell and hence it is not liked; cf. Ku. 3. 28. : — varRaprakarze sati kaRiMkAraM dunoti nirgaDatayA sma cetaH . prAyeRa sAmagryaviDO guRAnAM parANmuKI viSvasfjaH pravfttiH .. ). Comp. — priyaH an epithet of Śiva.