कर्कटक

{ karkaṭakḥ }

हिन्दी (hindi) WordNet

   See : गुड़ियल

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कर्कटक  m.  m. a crab, [Suśr.]; [Pañcat.] &c.
   the sign Cancer, [VarBṛS.]
   a pair of tongs, [Daś.]
कर्कट   a pair of compasses ( cf.)
   a kind of plant, [Suśr.]
   a particular position of the hands
    N. of a नाग, [R.]
कर्कटक  n.  n. a kind of poisonous root, [Suśr.]
   a particular fracture of the bones, [Suśr. i, 301, 5.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कर्कटकः [karkaṭakḥ]   1 A crab. कर्कटकसधर्माणो हि जनकभक्षाः राजपुत्राः [Kau.A.1.17.]
   Cancer, the fourth sign of the zodiac.
   Compass, circuit.
   A kind of sugarcane.
   A hook.
-की   A female crab.
   कम् A poisonous root.
   A particular fracture of the bones. -Comp. -अस्थिn. the shell or crust of a crab.
-रज्जुः   a rope with a hook.

Shabda-Sagara

कर्कटक  m.  ( -कः) A crab.
    E. कन् added to the preceding.

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