f. a figure of speech consisting in the use of evasive speech or reply (either by means of a pun, or by an affected change of tone exempli gratia, 'for example')
(optative, -krāmet-) to step down upon (accusative) ; (Aorist 3. plural-kramuḥ-[ see ]; pr. p.kr/āmat-) to tread down, overcome ; to descend (into a womb) : Causal (parasmE-pada-kramayat-) to cause to go down
(Imper. -krandatu-,2. sg.-kranda-; Aorist -cakradat, 2. sg: cakradas-) to cry out, roar Caus. (Aoristacikradat-) to rush down upon (accusative) with a loud cry
वक्र a. 1 Crooked (fig. also), bent, curved, winding, tortuous; वक्रः पन्था यदपि भवतः प्रस्थितस्योत्तराशाम् Me. 27; Ku.3.29. -2 Roundabout, indirect, evasive, circuitous, equivocal, ambiguous (as a speech); किमेतैर्वक्रभणितैः Ratn.2; वक्रवाक्यरचनारमणीयः ...... सुभ्रुवां प्रववृते परिहासः Śi.1.12; see वक्रोक्ति also. -3 Curled, curling, crisped (as hair). -4 Retrograde (as motion). -5 Dishonest, fraudulent, crooked in disposition. -6 Cruel, malignant (as a planet); वक्राः स्युः पञ्चषष्ठे$र्के अतिवक्रा नगाष्टगे । नवमे दशमे चैव जायते सहजा गतिः ॥ Jyotistattvam. -7 Prosodially long. -क्रः 1 The planet Mars. -2 The planet Saturn. -3 N. of Śiva. -4 N. of the demon Tripura. -5 A nose. -क्रम् 1 The bend or arm of a river. -2 Retrograde motion (of a planet). -3 A form of fracture. -Comp. -अङ्गम् a crooked limb. (-ङ्गः) 1 a goose. -2 the ruddy goose. -3 a snake. -आख्यम् tin. -इतर a. straight. -उक्तिः f. a figure of speech consisting in the use of evasive speech or reply, either by means of a pun, or by an affected change of tone; Mammaṭa thus defines it :-- यदुक्तमन्यथा वाक्यमन्यथा- न्येन योज्यते । श्लेषेण काक्वा वा ज्ञेया सा वक्रोक्तिस्तथा द्विधा K. P.9; for example see the opening stanza in Mu. (धन्या केयं स्थिता ते &c.). -2 equivocation, insinuation, inuendo; सुबन्धुर्बाणभट्टश्च कविराज इति त्रयः । वक्रोक्तिमार्गनिपुणाश्चतुर्थो विद्यते न वा ॥. -3 sarcasm. -कण्टः the jujube tree. -कण्टकः the Khadira tree. -कीलः a curved iron for striking an elephant. -खड्गः, -खड्गकः a sabre, scimitar.
-ग, -गत a. having a retrograde motion (as a planet). -गति, -गामिन् a. 1 winding, meandering. -2 fraudulent, dishonest. (-तिः f.) a crooked or tortuous motion, winding gait. -गुल्फः, -ग्रीवः a camel. -चञ्चुः a parrot. -तालम्, -ताली a particular wind-instrument. -तुण्डः 1 an epithet of Gaṇeśa. -2 a parrot. -दंष्ट्रः a boar. -दृश् a. looking obliquely, squinting. -दृष्टि a. 1 squint-eyed, squinting. -2 having a malignant or evil look. -3 envious. (-f.) squint, an oblique look. -घी a. dishonest, deceitful. -नक्रः 1 a parrot. -2 a low man. -नासिकः an owl. -पदम् a cloth marked with various patterns. -पुच्छः, -पुच्छिकः a dog. -पुष्पः the Palāśa tree. -प्लुत a. leaping in curves. -बालधिः, -लाङ्गूलः a dog. -भणितम् prevarication, evasion. -भावः 1 crookedness. -2 deceit. -रेखा a curved line. -वक्त्रः a hog. -संस्थ a. placed transversely.
अतिवक्र a. Very crooked. -क्रः N. of the five planets (भौम and others); अतिवक्रा नगाष्टके इति ज्योतिषोक्तं सूर्यस्य सप्तमाष्टमस्थितिवशात् पूर्वगतिविपरीतपश्चाद्गतिशालिभौमादि- पञ्चकम् Tv.
a. bent, curved, crooked; cir cuitous, tortuous; curly (hair); retrograde (of the motion of planets); ambiguous; de ceitful, fraudulent, dishonest; adverse (for tune); m. planet Mars: -gati, a. having a tortuous course, winding; -gâmin, a. id.; -tâ, f. crookedness; -tunda, a. crooked mouthed; m. ep. of Ganesa; -tva, n. crooked ness; ambiguity; deceitfulness; -dhî, f. deceitfulness, dishonesty; a. deceitful, dis honest; -nâsa, a. having a curved nose or beak; m. N. of an owl; -pâda, a. crooked legged; -pura, n. N. of a town; -pluta, pp. leaping in curves; -buddhi, a. deceitful; -bhanita, n. ambiguous speech; -bhâva, m. crookedness; deceitfulness; -vâkya, n. am biguous speech; -½a&ndot;ga, n. (--°ree; a. î) crooked limb; -½a&ndot;ghri, m. crooked foot: -samgrâ ma, m. (oblique-footed or tripping up=) fraudulent fight.
a. keeping dogs for pleasure; m. breeder of sporting dogs; -kha ra½ushtra, n. sg. dog, ass, and camel; -gana, m. pack of dogs; -ganika, a. accompanied by a pack of hounds; -gardabha, n. sg. dogs and asses.
adjective (in prosody) long (the form of the long mark being curved) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ambiguous (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
bent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
crooked (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
crooked in disposition (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
cruel (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
cunning (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
curled (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
curly (as hair) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
curved (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dishonest (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
evasive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fraudulent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
having an apparently backward motion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hostile (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
inauspicious (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
malignant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
oblique (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
retrograde (said of planets) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
tortuous (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
twisted (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
wry (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a nose (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular drug (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a people (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a prince of the Karūshas (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Rākṣasa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Rudra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the Asura Bāṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the planet Mars (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the planet Saturn (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) tagara
a form of fracture (when a bone is bent or only partially broken) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of plant
a technical term from palmistry (??)
the apparent retrograde motion of a planet (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the arm or bend of a stream (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the winding course of a river (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) apparent retrograde motion or retrogression (said of the course of a planet) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
crooked or winding course (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine neuter) Agati Grandiflora (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
another plant (baka) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Butea Frondosa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) (in astron.) retrograde motion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ambiguity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
crookedness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
curvedness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
failure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
falseness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
mishap (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
perverseness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the going crookedly or wrong (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
tortuousness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) ambiguity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
crookedness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
curvature (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
duplicity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective bending the neck (as a singer) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
crooked (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dishonest (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fraudulent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
moving apparently backwards (said of Mars and other planets) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
retrograding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective bent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
crooked (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
curved (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
entering on an apparently retrograde course (as a planet) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a figure of speech consisting in the use of evasive speech or reply (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indirect mode of expression (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a particular musical instrument (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular variation in the course of Mercury (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a plant Frequency rank 30015/72933
verb (class 1 parasmaipada) to become crooked or bent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to retrograde (said of planets) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective honest (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
not crooked (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
straight (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
upright (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 1 parasmaipada) to descend (into a womb) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to overcome (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to step down upon (acc.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to tread down (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a discordant noise (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
abuse (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an imprecation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) conception (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā, Śār. 1
name of Carakasaṃhitā, Śār. 4
name of Suśrutasaṃhitā, Śār. 3 Frequency rank 15675/72933
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