Kali
Kali,(m.) [cp.Sk.kali] 1.the unlucky die (see akkha); “the dice were seeds of a tree called the vibhītaka ...An extra seed was called the kali” (Dial.II.368 n.) D.II,349; J.I,380; Dh.252 (= DhA.III,375) at J.VI,228,282,357 it is opposed to kaṭa,q.v.-- 2.(=kaliggaha) an unlucky throw at dice,bad luck,symbolically as a piece of bad luck in a general worldly sense or bad quality,demerit,sin (in moral sense) kaliṁ vicināti “gathers up demerit” Sn.658; appamatto kali ...akkhesu dhanaparājayo ...mahantataro kali yo sugatesu manam padosaye S.I,149=A.II,3=V.171,174=Sn.659=Nett 132; cp.M.III,170; A.V,324; Dh.202 (=DhA.III,261 aparādha).-- 3.the last of the 4 ages of the world (see °yuga).-- 4.sinful,a sinner Sn.664 (=pāpaka).‹-› 5.saliva,spittle,froth (cp.kheḷa) Th.2,458,501; J.V,134.
--(g)gaha the unlucky throw at dice,the losing throw; symbolically bad luck,evil consequence in worldly & moral sense (ubhayattha k° faring badly in both worlds) M.I,403=406; III,170 (in simile).See kaṭaggaha; --devatā (m.pl.) the devotees of kali,the followers of the goddess kali Miln.191 (see Miln.trsl.I.266 n.); --(p)piya one who is fond of cheating at dice,a gambler Pgdp 68; --yuga (nt.) one of the 4 (or 8) ages of the world,the age of vice,misery and bad luck; it is the age in which we are Sāsv 4,44,Vinl 281; --sāsana (nt.) in °ṁ āropeti to find fault with others Vin.IV,93,360.(Page 199)