nAla mfn. ( fr. nala cf. nAqa ) consisting or made of reeds, BhP.
nAla a. [ nalasyedaM aR ] Consisting or made of reeds. — laM 1 A hollow stalk, especially the stalk of the lotus; vikacakamalEH snigDavEqUryanAlEH Me. 76 ; R. 6. 13 ; Ku. 7. 89. ( — m. also in this sense). 2 Any tubular vessel of the body. 3 Yellow orpiment. 4 A handle. — laH A canal, drain.