Musala (m. nt.) [cp. Vedic musala. The etym. is probably to be connected with mṛd (see maddati)] 1. a pestle (whilst udukkhala is "mortar," cp. J ii.428 & see udukkhala) D i.166=Pug 55; DhA ii.131 (+suppa). <-> 2. a club A ii.241; VvA 121. -- 3. a crowbar J i.199; PvA 258 (˚daṇḍa).