मकर [ makara ] [ mákara ] m. a kind of sea-monster (sometimes confounded with the crocodile , shark , dolphin ; regarded as the emblem of Kāma-deva ( cf. [ mokara-ketana ] below ) or as a symbol of the 9th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī ; represented as an ornament on gates or on head-dresses) Lit. VS.

a partic. species of insect or other small animal Lit. Suśr.

N. of the 10th sign of the zodiac (Capricornus) Lit. Sūryas. Lit. Var.

the 10th arc of 30 degrees in any circle Lit. L.

an army of troops in the form of a Mákara Lit. Mn. vii , 187

an ear-ring shaped like a Mákara Lit. BhP. ( cf. [ makara-kuṇḍala ] )

the hands folded in the form of a Mákara Lit. Cat.

one of the 9 treasures of Kubera Lit. L.

one of the 8 magical treasures called Padminī Lit. MārkP.

a partic. magical spell recited over weapons Lit. R.

N. of a mountain Lit. BhP.

[ makarī ] f. the female of the sea-monster Mákara Lit. Pañcat.

N. of a river Lit. MBh.