Raw flesh, carrion, sthapuṭaga- tamapi kravyamavyagramatti Māl. 5. 16. [cf. Gr. kreas; L. caro ] Comp. ad, ad, bhuj a. eating raw flesh; Ms. 5. 131. ( m.) 1. a carnivorous animal, such as a tiger &c.; U. 1. 49.

2. a demon, goblin; R. 15. 16. ghātanaḥ a deer (killed for its flesh.) vāhanaḥ Ved. an epithet of Agni.