[Skt.] n. A thin bar or rod, a ramrod, the rib of an umbrella, one of the bars of a cage, a slip of bamboo, a probe. A pin or peg, a small stake, a fibrous stick used as a brush or pencil. lohadandamu. kammi. pudaka, tulika. kundanamu cekke ayudhamu. kanakasalaka a slender rod of gold. puntilo salakaveyu to probe a wound.salakapariksa probing, a critical examination.