Dictionary meanings for karka from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [kṛ-ka Uṇ. 3. 40] 1 White.
2 Good, excellent. rkaḥ 1 A crab.
2 Cancer, the fourth sign of the zodiac.
3 Fire.
4 A water-jar.
5 A mirror.
6 A white horse. [cf. Pers. kark; L. cancer; Gr. kor- kinos ]. Comp. cirbhaṭī small cu- cumber.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (/I) n. (kṛ Un2. iii, 40; cf. karaṅka), white AV. iv, 38, 6; 7 255,3 44621 mf (/I) n. good, excellent W. 255,3 44622 m. a white horse MBh. 255,3 44623 m. a crab L. 255,3 44624
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