KaRqikA
broken bit
Khaṇḍikā (feminine) [from khaṇḍa] a broken bit, a stick, in ucchu° Vv 33 26 (= ucchu-yaṭṭhi Dhp-a III 315).
khaṇḍikā (= Pali id. ; in Skt. khaṇḍaka is, but °ḍikā apparently is not, used in this precise sense), piece, fragment : Divy 31.5 catasraḥ khaṇḍikāḥ kṛtāḥ.
(fem, fem, from khaṇḍa) piece; bit (of) piece, broken bit Construction: √khaṇḍ + a + ikā khaṇḍa + ikā