piMgala a. [ piMga-siDmA° lac, piMgaM lAti, lA-ka vA Tv. ] Reddish-brown, yellowish, brown, tawny; R. 12. 71 ; Ms. 3. 8. — laH 1 The tawny colour. 2 Fire. 3 A monkey. 4 An ichneumon. 5 A small owl. 6 A kind of snake. 7 N. of an attendant on the sun. 8 N. of one of Kubera's treasures. 9 N. of a reputed sage, the father of Sanskrit prosody, his work being known as pigalacCaMdaHSAstra; CaMdojYAnAnaMDiM jaGAna makaro velAtawe piMgalaM Pt. 2. 33. — laM 1 Brass. 2 Yellow orpiment. — lA 1 A kind of owl. 2 The Śiśu tree ( SiMSapA ). 3 A kind of metal. 4 A particular vessel of the body. 5 The female elephant of the south 6 N. of a courtezan who became remarkable for her piety and ( pb ) virtuous life; (the Bhāgavata mentions how she and Ajamīḍha were delivered from the trammels of the world). Comp. — akzaH an epithet of Śiva. — lOhaM brass.