sāraka 1 · sāraka 2
Sāraka 1 (—°) (adjective) [from sāra] having as most essential Miln 133;— a-sāraka rotten (said of wood) Ja II 163. Sāraka 2 [from sarati 1 ] a messenger. Sāraka 3 in the compound kaṭa-sāraka a mat Ja IV 248 (v.l.); IV 474; V 97 (cf. osāraka).
(adj, adj, from sāra) taking as the essence; regarding as most essential Construction: √sar > sār + *a + ka sāra + ka
(adj, adj) made of heartwood