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kakudhā

Kakudha

the hump on the shoulders of an Indian bull Ja.ii.225 ; Ja.vi.340 . a cock’s comb: see sīsa kakudha. a king’s symbol or emblem (nt.) Ja.v.264 . There are 5 such insignia regis, regalia: s. kakudha-bhaṇḍa. a tree the Terminalia Arjuna, Vin.i.28 ; Ja.vi.519 ; kakudharukkha Dhp-a.iv.153 . Note. On paku

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  1. the hump on the shoulders of an Indian bull Ja.ii.225; Ja.vi.340.
  2. a cock’s comb: see sīsa kakudha.
  3. a king’s symbol or emblem (nt.) Ja.v.264. There are 5 such insignia regis, regalia: s. kakudha-bhaṇḍa.
  4. a tree the Terminalia Arjuna, Vin.i.28; Ja.vi.519; kakudharukkha Dhp-a.iv.153. Note. On pakudha as twin-form of ka˚ see Trenckner, J.P.T.S. 1908, 108.

-phala the fruit of the kakudha tree Mhvs.xi.14, where it is also said to be a kind of pearl; see mutta. -bhaṇḍa ensign of royalty Ja.i.53; Ja.iv.151; Ja.v.289 (= sakāyura). The 5 regalia (as mentioned at Ja.v.264) are vāḷavījanī uṇhīsa, khagga, chatta, pādukā: the fan, diadem, sword canopy, slippers
pañcavidha-k˚ Pv-a.74.

cp. Sk. kakuda, and kaku above

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