puMqraH [ puMq-Bedane raka ] 1 A kind of sugar cane (red-variety). 2 A lotus in general. 3 A white lotus. 4 A mark or line (on the forehead) made with sandal &c., sectarial mark. 5 A worm. 6 The Atimukta creeper. — qrAH pl. N of a country and its inhabitants. Comp. — keliH an elephant.