कादम्बरम् _kādambaram

कादम्बरम् 1 A spirituous liquor distilled from the flowers of the Kadamba tree; निषेध्य मधु माधवाः सरसमत्र कादम्बरम् Śi.4.66.

-री 1 A spirituous liquor distilled from the flowers of the कदम्ब tree.

-2 Spirituous liquor or wine in general; कादम्बरीसाक्षिकं प्रथमसौहृदमिष्यते Ś.6; or कादम्बरीमदविघूर्णितलोचनस्य युक्तं हि लाङ्गलभृतः पतनं पृथिव्याम् Udb.; ˚रसभरेण K.24.

-3 The fluid issuing from the temples of a rutting elephant.

-4 An epithet of Sarasvatī, the goddess of learning.

-5 A female cuckoo.

-6 The rain-water collected into clefts or hollow places.

-7 A female bird (सारिका).

-8 N. of a celebrated story by Bāṇa; the heroine is of the same name being a daughter of Chitraratha Gandharva.

-Comp. -बीजम् a ferment, yeast.