karkaṭa m. a crab Suśr. Pañcat. &c
• the sign Cancer VarBṛS. VarBṛ. &c
• a particular bird L
• N. of several plants
• the fibrous √of a plant L
• the curved end of the beam of a balance (to which the strings supporting the scale are attached), Mit
• a pair of compasses in a particular position
• a particular position of the hands
• a kind of fever Bhpr
• a kind of coitus L
• (ā), f. Momordica Mixta L
• (ī), f. a female crab MBh
• Cucumis Utilissimus, a kind of cucumber Comm. on TāṇḍyaBr
• a small water-jar Pañcat
• the fruit of Bombax Heptaphyllum L
• N. of a Rākshasī
• [Gk. ?
• Lat. [256, 1] cancer.]

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William