विकल्प [ vikalpa ] [ vi-kalpa ]2 m. ( for 1. see p. 950 , col. 1) alternation , alternative , option Lit. ŚrS. Lit. Mn. Lit. VarBṛS. ( [ °pena ] ind. " optionally " )

  variation , combination , variety , diversity , manifoldness Lit. KātyŚr. Lit. MBh.

  contrivance , art Lit. Ragh.

  difference of perception , distinction Lit. Nyāyas. Lit. BhP.

  indecision , irresolution , doubt , hesitation Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

  admission , statement Lit. BhP.

  false notion , fancy , imagination Lit. Yogas. Lit. Gīt.

  calculation Lit. VarBṛS.

  mental occupation , thinking Lit. L.

  = [ kalpa-sthāna ] Lit. Car.

  a god Lit. BhP. (Sch.)

  ( in rhet.) antithesis of opposites Lit. Pratāp.

  (in gram.) admission of an option or alternative , the allowing a rule to be observed or not at pleasure ( [ veti vikalpaḥ ] Lit. Pāṇ. 1-1 , 44 Sch.)

  a collateral form Lit. VarBṛS.

  pl. N. of a people Lit. MBh. (C. [ vikalya ] )

  [ vikalpa ] m. f. n. different Lit. BhP.

  [ vikalpena ] ind. , see [ vikalpa ] , " optionally "