mAlA mAlin . See p. 813, col. 3 .
mAlA [ mal saMjYAyAM kartari GaY ] 1 A garland, wreath, chaplet; anaDigataparimalApi hi harati dfSaM mAlatImAlA Vās. 2 A row, line, series, succession; gaMqoqqInAlimAlA Māl. 1. 1 ; AbadDamAlAH Me. 9. 3 A group, cluster, collection. 4 A string, necklace; as in ratnamAlA . 5 A rosary, chain; as in akzamAlA . 6 A streak; as in taqinmAlA, vidyunmAlA . 7 A series of epithets. 8 (In dramas) The offering of several things to obtain a wish. Comp. — upamA a variety of Upamā or simile, in which ( pb ) one Upameya is compared to several Upamānas ; e. g. anayeneva rAjyaSrIdEnyaneva manasvitA . mamlO sATa vizAdena padminIva himAMBasA K. P. 10. — kaMwaH N. of a plant ( apAmArga ). — karaH, -kAraH 1 a garland-maker, florist, gardener; kftI mAlAkAro bakulaBupi kutrApi nidaDe Bv. 1. 54 ; Pt. 1. 220. 2 the tribe of gardeners. — guRaH a necklace. — tfRaM a kind of fragrant grass. — dIpakaM a variety of dIpaka ; Mammaṭa thus defines it: — mAlAdIpakamAdyaM cedyaTottaraguRAvaham K. P. 10 ; see the example given ad loc. — Dara a. wearing a garland.