[mṛg-ka] 1 (a) A quadruped, an animal in general; nābhiṣeko na saṃskā- raḥ siṃhasya kriyate mṛgaiḥ. vikramārjitarājya- sya svayameva mṛgeṃdratā; see mṛgādhipa below. (b) A wild beast.

2 A deer, an antelope; viśvāsopagamādabhinnagatayaḥ śabdaṃ sahaṃte mṛgāḥ Ś. 1. 14; R. 1. 40, 50; āśramamṛgoyaṃ na haṃtavyaḥ Ś. 1.

8 Game in general.

4 The spots on the moon represented as an antelope.

5 Musk.

6 Seeking,...