शिखर [ śikhara ] [ śikhara ] m. f. n. pointed , spiked , crested Lit. Megh. Lit. Kathās.

  [ śikhara ] m. n. a point , peak (of a mountain) , top or summit (of a tree) , edge or point (of a sword) , end , pinnacle , turret , spire Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

  m. erection of the hair of the body Lit. L.

  the arm-pit Lit. L.

  a ruby-like gem (of a bright red colour said to resemble ripe pomegranate seed) Lit. L.

  (?) the bud of the Arabian jasmine ( cf. [ -daśanā ] )

  N. of a mythical weapon ( [ astra ] ) Lit. R.

  a partic. position of the fingers of the hand Lit. Cat.

  N. of a man Lit. Kathās.

  [ śikharā ] f. Sanseviera Roxburghiana (a plant from the fibres of which bow-strings are made) Lit. L.

  [ śikhara ] m. N. of a partic. mythical club ( [ gadā ] ) Lit. R.

  [ śikharī ] f. id. Lit. R. (B.)

  [ śikhara ] m. = [ karkaṭa-śṛṅgī ] Lit. L.

  n. cloves Lit. L.