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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कर्कटkarkaṭa1 A crab.
    1. 1 A crab.
    2. Cancer, the fourth sign of the zodiac.
    3. A kind of crane.
    4. The fibrous root of a lotus.
    5. A thorn.
    6. The curved end of the beam of a balance.
    7. A kind of coitus (रतिबन्ध).
    8. The radius of a circle.
    9. Compass, circuit.
    10. A kind of pin or wedge.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -टी

      1. A female crab.
      2. A kind of cucumber.
      3. The curved end of a balance.
      4. A small water-pot.
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  2. कर्कटकkarkaṭaka1 A crab. कर्कटकसधर्माणो हि जनकभक्षाः राजपुत्राः Kau. A.1.17.
    1. 1 A crab. कर्कटकसधर्माणो हि जनकभक्षाः राजपुत्राः Kau. Atmanepada 1.17.
    2. Cancer, the fourth sign of the zodiac.
    3. Compass, circuit.
    4. A kind of sugarcane.
    5. A hook.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -की A female crab.

    • -कम्

      1. A poisonous root.
      2. A particular fracture of the bones.

    • -अस्थि Neuter the shell or crust of a crab.

    • -रज्जुः a rope with a hook.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कर्कटkarkaṭa[kar-kat-a] m., î, f. crab; curved end of the beam of a balance; î, f. drinking bowl: -ka, m., î, f. crab…

    [kar-kat-a] masculine, î, feminine; also equal for crab; curved end of the beam of a balance; î, feminine; also equal for drinking bowl: -ka, masculine, î, feminine; also equal for crab; Cancer (in the Zodiac); -sriṅga, neuter crab's claw; i-kâ, feminine; also equal for a plant; a ͜ îsa, masculine noun of a temple.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कर्कटkarkaṭam. a crab Sus3r. Pan5cat. &c.
    1. masculine gender a crab Sus3r. Pan5cat. etc.
    2. masculine gender the sign Cancer VarBr2S. VarBr2. etc.
    3. masculine gender a particular bird Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender Name of several plants
    5. masculine gender the fibrous root of a plant Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender the curved end of the beam of a balance (to which the strings supporting the scale are attached), Mit.
    7. masculine gender a pair of compasses in a particular position
    8. masculine gender a particular position of the hands
    9. masculine gender a kind of fever Bhpr.
    10. masculine gender a kind of coitus Lexicographers
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  2. कर्कटकkarkaṭakam. a crab Sus3r. Pan5cat. &c.
    1. masculine gender a crab Sus3r. Pan5cat. etc.
    2. masculine gender the sign Cancer VarBr2S.
    3. masculine gender a pair of tongs Das3.
    4. masculine gender a pair of compasses (confer, compare कर्कट)
    5. masculine gender a kind of plant Sus3r.
    6. masculine gender a particular position of the hands
    7. masculine gender Name of a Na1ga नाग R.
    8. neuter gender a kind of poisonous root Sus3r.
    9. neuter gender a particular fracture of the bones Sus3r. i, 301, 5.
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  3. कर्कटकास्थिkarkaṭakāsthin. the shell or crust of a crab Sus3r.

    neuter gender the shell or crust of a crab Sus3r.

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  4. कर्कटपुरkarkaṭapuran. N. of a town.

    neuter gender Name of a town.

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  5. कर्कटवल्लीkarkaṭavallīf. Achyranthes Aspera L.
    1. feminine Achyranthes Aspera Lexicographers
    2. feminine Piper Chaba Lexicographers
    3. feminine Carpopogon Pruriens Lexicographers
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  6. कर्कटश्रिङ्गkarkaṭaśriṅgan. the claw of a crab. Mit.

    neuter gender the claw of a crab. Mit.

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  7. कर्कटश्रिङ्गिकाkarkaṭaśriṅgikāf. id.

    feminine the same

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