ادهکپالي adhkapālī S̱. (अर्द्ध Half and कपाल Skull) s. f. 1. A pain affecting half the head; the hemicrany. 2. A nut of Areca shaped like a hemisphere (so named, probably, from two kernels being contained in one shell; and, to

دکپال दिक् Region, and पाल Preserver dikpāl S. s. m. A guardian deity of one of the ten (दिश् dis) regions or points (of the com- pass: i. e. ब्रह्मा Brahmā, for upwards; अनंत Ananta, for downwards; इन्द्र Indra, for east; अग्नि Agni, for southeast; यम Yama, for south; नैर्ऋत Nairr̤ita, for southwest; वरुण Varuṇa, for west; वायु Vāyu or पवन Pa- vana, for northwest; कुवेर Kuvera, for north; ईशान Īsāna or शिव Siva, for northeast).

کپال कपाल kapāl S s. m. 1. Skull, cranium; head, forehead. 2. Fate, destiny. کپال پهوٿنا kapāl phūṭnā, To be unfortunate. کپال کريا کرنا kapāl-kriyā karnā, See under s. کپالي kapāl-ī.

کپالي kapāl-ī S See s̱. کپاري kapārī. کپالي آسن kapālī-āsan, An attitude of faḳīrs in worship, standing on their heads. کپالي کريا kapālī-kriyā (कपालक्रिया) A ceremony among Hindūs. When a dead body is burning and nearly re- duced to ashes, the nearest relation breaks the skull with the stroke of a bamboo and pours melted butter into the cavity. Hence, kapāl- kriyā karnā, To think intensely, to beat or cudgel oneʼs brains.

کپالي kapālī H s. m. Name of a cast (in Bengal). See h. کپاري kapārī, signif. 2.

کپاٿ कपाट kapāt S s. m. A shutter, a door.