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BODHIKA(-Ā)—(also Vodhika, see Maṇḍi)—The crowning member of the capital ; this is placed upon the abacus (phalakā) and under the table of cornices. It may be identified with the carbel which in European architecture is a block of stone projecting from a wall and supporting the beams of a roof or any weight. (See Dravidian Arch. Jouveau Dubreuil, ed. Aiyangar, p. 26). See Suprabhedāgama (xxxi. 107, 57) under Stambha.