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Entry करभ

करभkarabhaThe back of the hand from the wrist to the root of the fingers; metacarpus, as in करभोपमोरूः R.6.83; see…
[कॄ-अभच् Uṇ.3.122; करे-भाति भा-क Tv.]
1. The back of the hand from the wrist to the root of the fingers; metacarpus, as in करभोपमोरूः R.6.83; see करभोरू below.
2. The trunk of an elephant.
3. A young elephant.
4. A young camel; उष्ट्री च करभश्चेति Mbh. on ParasmaipadaI.2.66. पृथ्वीरजः करभकण्ठकडारमाशाः (संविव्युः) Śi.5.3.
5. A camel in general.
6. A kind of perfume.
7. The hip.
Derived forms and compounds
- -भी A she camel.
- -ऊरूः Feminine a lady whose thighs resemble the back of the fore-arm; अङ्के निधाय करभोरु यथासुखं ते Ś.3.2; Śi.1.69; Amaru.71; or (according to another explanation), whose thighs resemble the trunk of an elephant; Compare Ku.1.36.
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