Nārāca [Sk. nārāca; perhaps for *nāḍāca & conn. with nālīka, a kind of arrow, to nāḷa] an iron weapon, an arrow or javelin M i.429; J iii.322; Miln 105, 244, 418. -- valaya an iron ring or collar (?) Mhvs vii.20 (Com. "vaṭṭita -- assanārāca -- pasa"=a noose formed by bending the ends of the n. into a circle).