[kau jale ūrmirvego'sya pṛṣoº Tv.] 1 A tortoise; gūhetkūrma ivāṃgāni rakṣedvivaramā- [Page0417-a+ 56] tmanaḥ Ms. 7. 105; Bg. 2. 58.

2 Viṣṇu in his second or Kūrma in- carnation.

3 One of the outer winds of the body.

4 A particular gesticulation with the fingers. rmī A female tortoise. Comp. avatāraḥ the Kūrma incarnation of Viṣṇu; cf. Gīt. 1: kṣitirativipulatare tava tiṣṭha- ti pṛṣṭhe...