alaṃkāra | अलंकार | alaMkAra

alaṃ—kāra/ | अलं—कार/ | m. the act of decorating, R. ii, 40, 13, (ifc. f., R. v, 18, 6) ornament, decoration, ŚBr.; TBr. &c. (in rhetoric) an ornament of the sense or the sound (cf. arṭāl˚ | अर्टाल्˚ | and ṣabdāl˚ | षब्दाल्˚ |)
N. of a minister of Jaya-siṃha of Kaśmir (1129-1150 A.D.; he is also called Laṅkaka)

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