कर्कट [ karkaṭa ] [ karkaṭa ] m. a crab Lit. Suśr. Lit. Pañcat.

  the sign Cancer Lit. VarBṛS. Lit. VarBṛ.

  a particular bird Lit. L.

  N. of several plants

  the fibrous root of a plant Lit. 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 Lit. Bhpr.

  a kind of coitus Lit. L.

  [ karkaṭā ] f. Momordica Mixta Lit. L.

  [ karkaṭī ] f. a female crab Lit. MBh.

  Cucumis Utilissimus , a kind of cucumber Comm. on Lit. TāṇḍyaBr.

  a small water-jar Lit. Pañcat.

  the fruit of Bombax Heptaphyllum Lit. L.

  N. of a Rākshasī

  ( ( cf. Gk. 1 ; Lat. [ cancer ] . ) )