नाल [ nāla ] [ nāla ] m. f. n. ( fr. [ nala ] cf. [ nāḍa ] ) consisting or made of reeds Lit. BhP.

[ nāla ] m. (g. [ ardharcādi ] ) f ( [ ā ] , or [ ī ] Lit. L.) . and n. a hollow stalk , (esp.) of the lotus Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

m. any tube or tubular vessel or vein of the body Lit. ib.

m. or n. the navel-string Lit. Gobh. Sch.

m. N. of a poet Lit. Cat.

[ nālā ] f. N. of a river Lit. MBh. Lit. VP. (v.l. [ nīlā ] )

[ nālī ] f. an instrument for perforating an elephant's ear Lit. L.

[ nāla ] m. the stalk of a pot-herb Lit. L.

a piece of metal on which the hours are struck = [ ghaṭī ] Lit. W.

a lotus-flower , L: ( cf. [ nālīka ] )

n. the urethra Lit. Suśr.

n. a handle ( only mf ( [ ā ] ) n. ifc.) Lit. MBh. vii , 75

n. a partic. ornament on a chariot Lit. R. vi , 75 , 28

yellow orpiment Lit. L.