piMqa a. ( qI f. ) [ piMq-ac ] 1 Solid ( Gana ). 2 Compact, dense, close. — qaH -qaM 1 A round mass, ball, globe; as in ayaHpiMqaH netrapiMqaH &c. 2 A lump, clod (of earth &c.). 3 A round lump of food, morsel, mouthful; R. 2. 59. 4 A ball or ( pb ) lump of rice offered to the Manes at obsequial ceremonies or Śrāddhas; R. 1. 66 ; 8. 26 ; Ms. 3. 216 ; 9. 132 , 136 , 140 ; Y. 1. 159. 5 Food in general; saPalIkftaBartfpiMqaH M. 5 ‘who was true to his master's salt’. 6 Livelihood, sustenance, subsistence; Mu. 3. 14. 7 Alms; piMqapAtavelA Māl. 2. 8 Flesh, meat. 9 The fœtus or embryo in an early stage of gestation. 10 The body, corporeal frame; ekAMtaviDvaMsizu madviDAnAM piMqezvanAsTA Kalu BOtikezu R. 2. 57. 11 A heap, collection, multitude. 12 The calf of the leg; Māl. 5. 16. 13 A round button 14 Anything round, thick, gross or solid. 15 An object in general. 16 A particular part of a house. 17 (In astr. ) A sine expressed in numbers. 18 The twenty fourth part of the quadrant of a circle. 19 The frontal sinus of an elephant or its projection. 20 A portico or shed in front of the door. 21 Incense. frankincense. 22 (In arith.) Sum, total, amount. 23 (In geom.) Thickness. — qaM 1 Power, strength, might. 2 Iron. 3 Fresh butter. 4 An army. Comp. — anvAhArya a. to be eaten after the funeral rice-ball has been offered to the Manes; Ms. 3. 122. — anvAhAryakaM a meal in honour of the Manes. — aBraM hail. — ayasaM steel. — alaktakaH a red dye. — aSanaH , — ASaH, -ASakaH, -ASin m. a beggar. — udakakriyA an oblation of obsequial rice-balls and water to the deceased. — udDaraRaM participating in funeral offerings. — gosaH gum myrrh. — tElaM , — tElakaH incense. — da a. 1 one who gives food, one who supplies with bread or with any other means of subsistence; SvA piMqadasya kurute gajapuMgavastu DIraM vilokayati cAwuSatESca BuMkte Bh. 2. 31. 2 one who is qualified to give the funeral rice-balls to deceased ancestors; Y. 2. 132. — (daH) 1 the nearest male relation who offers the funeral rice-ball. 2 a master, patron. — dAnaM 1 presentation of the obsequial rice-balls. 2 the funeral oblation made to deceased ancestors on the day of new-moon. — nirvapaRaM presenting obsequial rice-balls to the Manes. ( pb ) — pAtaH giving alms; Māl. 1. — pAtikaH one who lives on alms. — pAdaH , — pAdyaH an elephant. — puzpaH 1 the Aśoka tree. 2 the China rose. 3 the pomegranate. — (zpaM) 1 the blossom of the Aśoka tree. 2 the flower of the China-rose. 3 a lotus. — BAj a. receiving or entitled to a share in the funeral rice-ball. ( — m. pl. ) the deceased ancestors or Manes; aho duzyaMtasya saMSayamArUQAH piMqaBAjaH Ś. 6. — BftiH f. livelihood, means of subsistence. — mUlaM, -mUlakaM a carrot. — yajYaH the presentation of the obsequial rice-balls to the deceased ancestors; Y. 3. 16. — lepaH fragments of the obsequial riceballs which cling to the hand, (these are presented to the three ancestors immediately preceding the great-grandfather). — lopaH 1 interruption in offering the funeral rice-balls (as the failure of issue). 2 neglect in offering the funeral rice-balls (to the deceased ancestors). — saMbaMDaH relationship between a living person and one deceased such as is sufficiently near to qualify the former to offer the obsequial rice-ball to the latter.