[mad-syanaḥ Uṇ. 4. 2.] 1 A fish; śūle matsyānivāpakṣyan dabalonva lavattarāḥ Ms. 7. 20.

2 A particular variety of fish.

3 A king of the Matsyas. tmyau (dual) The sign Pisces of the zodiac. tsyāḥ (pl.) N. of a country and its inhabitants. the country of Virāṭa q. v.; Ms. 2. 19. Comp. akṣakā, akṣī N. of a kind of Soma plant. ad, -adana, āda a. feeding on fish, a fish-eater. avatāraḥ the first of...