Difference between revisions of "Ilī"

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By M. A. Alwar

Sometimes transliterated as: Ili, IlI, Ili

Ilī is a hand held weapon like a cudgel or a short sword.^[1]

Gender

Ilī is a feminine form.

Origin

Ilī is extracted from "ila gatau kṣepaṇe" which can be split as ca+ka+ṅīṣ by the rule ‘kṛdikārādaktinaḥ’.

Synonyms

1. Īlī
2. Karapālikā
3. Hātakkuri^[2]

References

• Shabdakalpadrumah by Raja Radhakantdev, Varadaprasada Vasu, Haricarana Vasu