[maṃ viṣaṃ kirati ka-ac Tv.] 1 A kind of sea-animal, a crocodile, shark; jhaṣāṇāṃ makaraścāsmi Bg. 10. 31; makaravaktra Bh. 2. 4. (Makara is re- garded as an emblem of Cupid; cf. comps. below).

2 The sign Capri cornus of the zodiac.

3 An array of troops in the form of a Makara.

4 An ear-ring in the shape of a Ma- kara.

5 The hands folded in the form of a Makara.

6 N. of one of the nine treasures of Kubera....