Dictionary meanings for kātara from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [īṣattaratisvakāryāsīddhiṃ gacchati, tṝ-ac koḥ kādeśaḥ Tv.] 1 Cowardly, timid, discouraged; varjayaṃti ca kātarān Pt. 4. 42; Amaru. 7, 30, 75; R. 11. 78; Me 77.
2 Distressed, grieved, afraid; kimevaṃ kātarāsi Ś. 4.
3 Agitated; perplexed, confused; Bh. 1. 60.
4 Tremulous through fear (as eyes); R. 2. 52; Amaru. 79. raḥ 1 A large kind of fish.
2 A boat, raft.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (A) n. (etym. doubtful, perhaps from katara, uncertain as to which of the two BRD.), cowardly, faint-hearted, timid, despairing, discouraged, disheartened, confused, agitated, perplexed, embarrassed, shrinking, frightened, afraid of (loc. or inf. or in... m. a kind of large fish (Cyprinus Catla, kātala) L. 270,1 47606 m. N. of a man (See kātarāyaṇa) 270,1 47607 n. (in sa-kātara) timidity, despair, agitation....