महल्लक

{ mahallaka }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

महल्लक  mfn.  mf( इका)n. old, feeble, decrepit, [Lalit.]; [Kāraṇḍ.]
महल्लक  m.  m. = prec. [L.]
a large house, mansion, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

महल्लक [mahallaka] a.  a. Weak, feeble, old.
कः A eunuch in a king's harem.
A large house, palatial building; (cf. Mar. महाल).

Shabda-Sagara

महल्लक  m.  ( -कः) An eunuch employed in a Hārem.
2. A large house.
 f.  ( -ल्लिका) Feeble.
E. महल्ल said to mean the inner apart- [Page556-b+ 60] ments, probably an Arabic word, and कन् added: otherwise with ठक् added महल्लिक m. (-कः) .

ROOTS:

महल्ल कन् ठक् महल्लिक (-कः) .