AkftiH f. 1 Form, figure, shape (of anything); govarDanasyAkftiranvakAri Śi. 3. 4. 2 Bodily form, body; kimiva hi maDurARAM maMqanaM nAkftInAM Ś. 1. 20 ; vikftAkfti Ms. 11. 53 ; Gora° , sOmya° &c. 3 Appearance; oft. a good or noble appearance, good form; na hyAkftiH susadfSaM vijahAti vfttaM Mk. 9. 16 ; yatrAkftistatra guRA vasaMti Subhāṣ. ; AkftimanugfhRaMti guRAH Vb. 2. 4 Specimen, character. 5 Tribe, species. Comp. — gaRaH a list of words belonging to a certain grammatical rule which does not give every word belonging to that rule, but only specimens, a list of specimens (frequently occurring in the Gaṇapāṭha ); e. g. arSa AdigaRa, svarAdigaRa, cAdi gaRa &c. — CatrA the plant Achyranthes Aspera.