A dead person, a corpse; dhravaṃ te jīvaṃtopyahaha mṛtakā maṃdamatayo na ye- ṣāmānaṃda janayati jagannāthabhāṇitiḥ Bv. 4. 39. kaṃ 1 Impurity contracted through the death of a relation.

2 Death. Comp. aṃtakaḥ a jackal.