tilakaH [ til-kvun, tila ivArTe svalpe vA kan vA ] 1 A species of tree with beautiful flowers; AkrAMtA tilakakriyApi tilakErlInadvirePAMjanEH M. 3. 5 ; na Kalu SoBayati sma vanasTalIM na tilakastilakaH pramadAmiva R. 9. 41. 2 A freckle or natural mark under the skin. 3 The sesamum tree. — kaH , — kaM 1 A mark made with sandalwood or unguents &c.; muKe ( pb ) maDuSrIstilakaM prakASya Ku. 3. 30 ; kastUrikAtilakamAli viDAya sAyaM Bv. 2. 4 : 1. 121. 2 The ornament of anything (used at the end of comp. in the sense of ‘best’, ‘chief’ or ‘distinguished’); jIvaloka° Māl. 9. 21 ; Pt. 1. 105. 3 The burden of a song ( Druvaka ). — kA A kind of necklace. — kaM 1 The bladder. 2 The lungs. 3 A kind of salt. 4 A kind of disease, the appearance of dark spots on the skin without any inflammation. 5 Alliteration. Comp. — ASrayaH the forehead.