purimakAraka
purima-kāraka , m. , °kā(ḥ) n. pl. , some sort of artisan or tradesman, in a list of occupations: Mv iii.113.14 ; 443.1 (so without v.l. both times, except one ms. in 443.1 °kārā). What makers of purima means is not clear, but this word can hardly be identified with the adj. purima . [Page348-b] It is prob. connected with AMg. purima as cited by Sheth (as a Deśī word) from Ohaṇijjutti 265 (I have not found it in Ratnach. ) cha ppurimā nava khoḍā; the word khoḍa = cleansing a part of a garment (see Ratnach. s.v. ), and Sheth says purima, like khoḍa, is a part of the Jain cleansing ceremony, (prasphoṭana or) pratilekhana. If cleaning is the mg. , our cpd. would perhaps mean professional cleaners (of clothes). I have no access to the Ohaṇijjutti.