संकर [ saṃkara ] [ saṃ-kara ] m. mixing together , commingling , intermixture , confusion ( esp. of castes or races , proceeding from the intermarriage of a man with a woman of a higher caste or from the promiscuous intercourse of the four tribes , and again from the indiscriminate cohabitation of their descendants ; cf. [ yoni-s ] ) Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

  the offspring of a mixed marriage Lit. R.

  any action similar to the intermixture of castes ( sometimes n.) Lit. MBh.

  ( in rhet.) the confusion or blending together of metaphors which ought to be kept distinct ( opp. to [ saṃ-sṛṣṭi ] q.v.) Lit. Sāh. Lit. Kpr.

  anything that may be defiled by the touch of any unclean thing Lit. MBh.

  dung Lit. Car.

  dust , sweepings Lit. L.

  the crackling of flame Lit. L.

  N. of a man Lit. Buddh.