पिण्डिका

{ piṇḍikā }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

PIṆḌIKĀ   A stool to install idols. The length of this stool should be equal to that of the idol. The breadth should be its half and the thickness equal to that is the breadth. The exact place where the idol is fixed of called Mekhalā and the hole in the mekhalā should slightly slant towards the north. The pipe (exithole for the water to flow out) called Praṇāla should be as wide as a fourth part of the area of the pīṭha. For a praṇāla of a Śiva temple the length of the same should be half of that of the Piṇḍikā. The sanctum sanctorum of the temple should be divided into seven divisions and the Piṇḍikā should be fixed by a learned priest in the Brāhmabhāga of the garbhagṛha (sanctum sanctorum). [Chapters 50 and 60, Agni Purāṇa] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

पिण्डिका  f.  a f. a globular fleshy swelling (in the shoulders, arms, legs, &c.; esp. the calf of the leg), [Viṣṇ.]; [Yājñ.]; [MBh.] &c.
a base or pedestal for the image of a deity or for a लिङ्ग, [Var.]; [Kād.]; [AgP.]
a bench for lying on [Car.]
the nave of a wheel, [L.]
a species of musk, [L.]
पिण्डिका  f.  b f. See पिण्डक.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

पिण्डिका [piṇḍikā]   1 A round or fleshy swelling.
The calf of the leg &c.; विकटोद्बद्धपिण्डिकम् [Mb.1.155.33.]
The region of the cheeks (गण्डस्थल); भिन्नमस्तकपिण्डिकाः [Mb.7.] 116.25; see पिण्डि above.

Shabda-Sagara

पिण्डिका  f.  ( -का)
1. The nave of a wheel.
2. The instep.
3. A stool or seat of various shapes and dimensions.
E. पिण्डी as above, and कन् added.

ROOTS:

पिण्डी कन्

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

noun  जानुनोऽधोमांसलप्रदेशः।   Ex. मम पिण्डिकायां पीडा अजायत।

HOLO COMPONENT OBJECT:

पादः

ONTOLOGY:

भाग (Part of) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

SYNONYM:

पिण्डः पिण्डम् पिचण्डिका इन्द्रवस्तिः पिच्छा जङ्घापिण्डी

Wordnet:

asm কলাফুল

bd आदै

ben পায়ের ডিম

guj પીંડી

hin पिंडली

kan ಮೀನುಖಂಡ

kas گرٛۄزٕ

kok पोंवटी

mal കാല്വണ്ണ

mar पोटरी

mni ꯈꯨꯕꯣꯝ

nep पिँडुलो

ori ପେଣ୍ଡା

pan ਪਿੰਜਣੀ

tam கெண்டைக்கால்

tel కాలిపిక్క

urd پنڈلی

See : पीठिका