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कापालिक

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follower of a particular saiva sect characterised by carrying skulls in the form of garlands and eating and drinking from them

Monier–Williams

कापालिक — {kāpālika} mf({ī})n. relating to or belonging to a skull (= {kapālikêva}), g. {śarkarâdi} Pāṇ. 5-3, 107##m. a kind of Śaiva ascetic who carries a human skull and uses it as a receptacle for his food (he belongs to the left-hand sect) VarBṛS. Bhartṛ. i, 64 Prab. liii, 5 Kathās. &c##N. of a mixed class ({kapālin}) L##N. of a teacher##({am}), n. a kind of leprosy##(mfn.) peculiar to a Kāpālika Prab. Pañcat