śárkarā f. (ifc. f. ā) gravel, grit. pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or soil (mostly pl.) AV. &c. &c

• gravel (as a disease) Suśr.

• hardening of the flesh ib.

• hardening of the ear-wax ib.

• ground or candied sugar Kāv. VarBṛS. Suśr.

• a fragment or piece of broken earthenware, potsherd Naish.