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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मकरmakaraA kind of seaanimal, a crocodile, shark; झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि Bg.1.31; मकरवक्त्र Bh.2.4. (Makara is regarded as…

    [मं विषं किरति कॄ-अच् Tv.]

    1. A kind of seaanimal, a crocodile, shark; झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि Bg.1.31; मकरवक्त्र Bh.2.4. (Makara is regarded as an emblem of Cupid; Compare comps. below).
    2. The sign Capricornus of the zodiac.
    3. An array of troops in the form of a Makara; दण्डव्यूहेन तन्मार्गं यायात्तु शकटेन वा । वराहमकराभ्यां वा ... Ms.7.187; Śukra.4.11.
    4. An ear-ring in the shape of a Makara.
    5. The hands folded in the form of a Makara.
    6. Name of one of the nine treasures of Kubera.
    7. The tenth arc of thirty degrees in any circle.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अङ्कः

      1. an epithet of
      2. the god of love.
      3. the ocean.

    • -अश्वः an epithet of Varuṇa.

    • -आकरः, -आवासः the ocean; प्रविश्य मकरावासं यादोगणनिषेवितम् Mb.7.11.19.

    • -आलयः

      1. the ocean.
      2. a symbolical expression for the number 'four'.

    • -आसनम् a kind of Āsana in yoga; मकरासनमावक्ष्ये वायूनां स्तम्भकारणात् । पृष्ठे पादद्वयं बद्ध्वा हस्ताभ्यां पृष्ठबन्धनम् ॥ Rudrayāmala.

    • -कुण्डलम् an ear-ring in the shape of a Makara; हेमाङ्गदलसद्- बाहुः स्फुरन्मकरकुण्डलः (रराज) Bhāg.8.15.9.

    • -केतनः, -केतुः, -केतुमत् Masculine epithets of the god of love.

    • -ध्वजः

      1. an epithet of the god of love; संप्राप्तं मकरध्वजेन मथनं त्वत्तो मदर्थे पुरा Ratn.1.3; तत्प्रेमवारि मकरध्वजतापहारि Ch. Parasmaipada 41.
      2. a particular array of troops.
      3. the sea.
      4. a particular medical preparation.

    • -राशिः Feminine the signCapricornus of the zodiac.

    • -वाहनः Name of Varuṇa.

    • -संक्रमणम् the passage of the sun into the sign Capricornus.

    • -सप्तमी the seventh day in the bright half of Māgha.

    In the Gita10·31

    झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी ॥

    jhaṣāṇāṁ makaraścāsmi srotasāmasmi jāhnavī. — I am the wind among purifiers; I am Rama among warriors; and I am the alligator among fishes; among the rivers Ganges am I. 10·31
    • मकरःmakaraḥnominative singular of the masculine noun makara (an alligator or shark or sea-monster).
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. मकरmakara[má-kara] m. kind of marine monster (perhaps crocodile or shark): regarded as an emblem of Kâma and used as an…

    [má-kara] masculine kind of marine monster (perhaps crocodile or shark): regarded as an emblem of Kâma and used as an ornament on gates and on head-dresses; Capricorn (sign of the zodiac); kind of military array shaped like a makara (two triangles joined at the a pex).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मकरmakaram. a kind of sea-monster (sometimes confounded with the crocodile, shark, dolphin &c.; regarded as the emblem…
    1. masculine gender a kind of sea-monster (sometimes confounded with the crocodile, shark, dolphin etc.; regarded as the emblem of Ka1ma-deva काम-देव [confer, compare मोकर-केतन etc. below] or as a symbol of the 9th Arhat अर्हत् of the present Avasarpin2i1 अवसर्पिणी; represented as an ornament on gates or on head-dresses) VS. etc.
    2. masculine gender a particular species of insect or other small animal Sus3r.
    3. masculine gender Name of the 10th sign of the zodiac (Capricornus) Su1ryas. Var. etc.
    4. masculine gender the 10th arc of 30 degrees in any circle Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender an army of troops in the form of a M Ma4kara मकर Mn. vii, 187
    6. masculine gender an ear-ring shaped like a M Ma4kara मकर BhP. (confer, compare मकर-कुण्डल)
    7. masculine gender the hands folded in the form of a M Ma4kara मकर catalogue or catalogues
    8. masculine gender one of the 9 treasures of Kubera कुबेर Lexicographers
    9. masculine gender one of the 8 magical treasures called Padmini1 पद्मिनी Ma1rkP.
    10. masculine gender a particular magical spell recited over weapons R.
    11. masculine gender Name of a mountain BhP.
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  2. अकामकर्शनakāmakarśana(/अ-काम-) mfn. not disappointing desires RV. i, 53, 2.

    (/अ-काम-) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not disappointing desires fg-veda i, 53, 2.

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  3. अद्भुतभीमकर्मन्adbhutabhīmakarmanmfn. performing wonderful and fearful works.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective performing wonderful and fearful works.

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  4. अद्वैतमकरन्दadvaitamakarandam. N. of wk.

    masculine gender Name of work

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  5. अधिकर्मकरadhikarmakaram. see अधि- √1 कृ below.
    1. masculine gender see अधि- √1 कृ below.
    2. masculine gender an overseer, superintendent.
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  6. अहिमकरahimakaram. "having hot rays", the sun L.

    masculine gender "having hot rays", the sun Lexicographers

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  7. आत्मकर्मन्ātmakarmann. one's own act.

    neuter gender one's own act.

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  8. उन्मकरunmakara(उद्-म˚) m. "a rising Makara मकर", a kind of ornament for the ears (so shaped) BhP. v, 21, 13.

    (उद्-मthat the rest of a word is to be supplied) masculine gender "a rising Makara मकर", a kind of ornament for the ears (so shaped) BhP. v, 21, 13.

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