[masj-u nyaṃkvāº; cf. Uṇ. 1. 7] A kind of aquatic bird, a cormo- rant or diver.

2 A kind of snake.

3 A kind of wild animal.

4 A kind of galley or vessel of war; ko- pi madgurabhyadhāvat Dk.

5 N. of a de- graded mixed tribe, the offspring of a Brāhmaṇa by a woman of the bard class; see Ms. 10. 48.

6 An outcast.