[mṛgaṃ yātyanayā yā ghañartha ka] Hunting, chase; mithyaiva vyasanaṃ vadaṃti mṛgayamīdṛgvinodaḥ kutaḥ Ś. 2. 5; mṛgayā- pavādinā māṭhavyena Ś. 2; so mṛgayāveṣa. mṛga- yāvihārin &c. Comp araṇyaṃ, banaṃ a park. yānaṃ a hunting expedi- tion.