m. a kind of sea-monster (sometimes confounded with the crocodile, shark, dolphin etc.;regarded as the emblem of kāma-deva-[ seemokara-ketana-etc. below] or as a symbol of the 9th arhat- of the present avasarpiṇī-;represented as an ornament on gates or on head-dresses) etc.
m. kind of marine monster (perhaps crocodile or shark): regarded as an emblem of Kâma and used as an ornament on gates and on head-dresses; Capricorn (sign of the zodiac); kind of military array shaped like a makara (two triangles joined at the a pex).
Is the name of an animal, probably the ‘crocodile,’ which is included in the list of victims at the Aśvamedha (‘horse sacrifice’) in the Yajurveda Samhitās.
noun (masculine) a kind of sea-monster (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular magical spell recited over weapons (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular species of insect or other small animal (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an army of troops in the form of a Makara (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an ear-ring shaped like a Makara (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a mountain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the 10th sign of the zodiac (Capricornus) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
one of the 8 magical treasures called Padminī (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
one of the 9 treasures of Kubera (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the 10th arc of 30 degrees in any circle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the hands folded in the form of a Makara (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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