adjective · lohitaka 1 · lohitaka 2
lohitaka , m. ( 1 ) some sort of insect: °kā prāṇakā kālaśīrṣakā (bodhisattvasya) pādatalehi yāvaj jānumāṇḍalāni chādayitvā asthānsuḥ Mv ii.137.4 ; repeated 138.19 with °ka-prāṇakā; ( 2 ) n. of a town: Mv iii.328.2 ; also Lohitavastuka , 327.20 , and Rohitavastu , q.v. ; see also Kamaṇḍaluka ; ( 3 ) n. of two nāga kings: Māy 247.14 ; cf. Skt. Lohita, BR s.v. , 2 k. See also lohitakopadhāna .
red
Lohitaka (adjective) [from lohita] 1. red M II 14; A IV 306, 349; Ap 1; Dhs 247, 617. — upadhāna a red pillow D I 7; A I 137; III 50; IV 94, 231, 394; °sāli red rice Miln 252. 2. bloody Pv I 7 8 (pūti° gabbha); Vism 179, 194.
lohitaka a. ( tikA f. ) Red. — kaH 1 A ruby; Śi. 13. 52. 2 The planet Mars. 3 A kind of rice. — kaM 1 Bell-metal. 2 Calx of brass.
(adj, adj, from lohita) red; reddish red Construction: lohita + ka
(masc, masc) name of one of the group of six monks Construction: lohita + ka
(masc, masc) ruby [lit.] red Construction: lohita + ka