रेखा _rēkhā

रेखा [लिख्-अच् लस्य]

1 A line, streak; मदरेखा, दानरेखा, रागरेखा &c.

-2 The measure of a line, small portion, as much as a line; न रेखामात्रमपि व्यतीयुः R.1.17.

-3 A row, range, line, series; मुदाश्रु मोक्ष्यसे क्षिप्रं मेघरेखेव वार्षिकी Rām.2.44.27.

-4 Delineation, sketch, drawing; लावण्यरेखया किंचिदन्वितम् Ś.6.13.

-5 The first or prime meridian of the Indian astronomers drawn from Laṅkā to Meru and passing through Ujjayinī.

-6 Fulness, satisfaction.

-7 Deceit, fraud.

-8 A straight position of all limbs in dancing.

-Comp. -अंशः a degree of longi- tude.

-अन्तरम् distance east or west from the first meridian, longitude of a place.

-आकार a. lineal, formed in lines, striped.

-गणितम् geometry.

-न्यासः the marking down of lines.

-मात्रम् ind. even by a line.