TaRqila
Thaṇḍila (neuter) [Vedic sthaṇḍila a levelled piece of ground prepared for a sacrifice. Cognate with sthala, level ground] bare, especially hard, stony ground Pv IV 7 5 (= kharakaṭhāna bhūmippadesa Pv-a 265). -sāyikā (feminine) the act of lying on the bare ground (as a penance) [BHS sthaṇḍila-śāyikā] S IV 118; Dhp 141 (= Dhp-a III 77: bhūmisayana); -seyyā (feminine) a bed on bare ground D I 167 (v.l. taṇḍila°) Miln 351; cf. Sanskrit sthaṇḍilaśayyā.
thaṇḍila (= Pali id. , MIndic for Skt. stha°), see sthaṇḍila-śāyikā .
(nt, nt) bare ground; hard ground hard stony ground, mound