n. [car-manin Uṇ. 4. 144] 1 Skin (of the body).

2 Leather, hide; Ms. 2. 41, 174.

3 The sense of touch.

4 A shield; Śi. 18. 21. Comp. aṃtaḥ a piece or strap of leather. aṃbhas n. lymph. avaka- rtana working in leather. avakartina, avakartṛ m. a shoe-maker. kāraḥ, kārin, kṛt m. 1. a shoe-maker, currier.

2. a mixed caste (from a Cāṇḍāla woman and a fisherman). kārakaḥ a worker in leather....