upa-dhātu m. a secondary mineral, semi-metal (seven are specified: svarṇa-mākṣika, pyrites

• tāra-mākṣika, a particular white mineral

• tuttha, sulphate of copper

• kāṃsya, brass

• rīti, calx of brass

• sindūra, red lead

• śilājatu, red chalk) Bhpr

• secondary secretions and constituents of the body (viz. the milk, menses, adeps, sweat, teeth, hair, and lymph) ŚārṅgS. &c

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William