पाक [ pāka ] [ pāka ]2 m. (√ 2. [ pac ] ; ifc. f ( [ ī ] ) . ) cooking , baking , roasting , boiling (trans. and intrans.) Lit. ŚrS. Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

burning (of bricks , earthenware ) Lit. ib.

any cooked or dressed food Lit. BhP.

digestion , assimilation of food Lit. Suśr.

ripening , ripeness (of fruit or of a boil) Lit. KātyŚr. Lit. Mn. Lit. Var. Lit. Suśr.

inflammation , suppuration Lit. Suśr.

an abscess , ulcer Lit. ib.

ripening of the hair i.e. greyness , old age Lit. L.

maturity , full development (as of the mind ) , completion , perfection , excellence Lit. Hariv. Lit. Kāv.

development of consequences , result (esp. of an act done in a former life) Lit. Var. Lit. Pañc. Lit. MārkP.

any act having consequences. Lit. BhP.

the domestic fire Lit. L.

a cooking utensil Lit. L.

general panic or revolution in a country Lit. W. ( in comp. :2. [ pāka ] is not always separable from :1. [ pāka ] ) .