1. a cave, grotto, generally, on the slope or at the foot of a mountain Vin.ii.76, Vin.ii.146 used as a dwelling-place Thag.602; Ja.i.205; Ja.iii.172.
2. a glen, defile, gully DN.i.71 = AN.ii.210 = Pp.59; AN.iv.437; Mil.36; explained at DN-a.i.209 (as a mountainous part broken by the water of a river; the etym. is a popular one, viz. “kaṃ vuccati udakaṃ; tena dāritaṃ”) k-padarasākhā AN.i.243 = AN.ii.240; Pv-a.29.

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