(kī f.) [cat yācane kartari ṇvul] N. of a bird which is suppos- ed to live only on rain-drops; sūkṣmā eva pataṃti cātakamukhe dvitrāḥ payo- biṃdavaḥ Bh. 2. 121; see also 2. 51 and R. 5. 17. Comp. ānaṃdanaḥ 1. the rainy season.

2. a cloud.