Kara a. ( opp. mfdu, SlakzRa, drava ) 1 Hard, rough, solid. 2 Severe, sharp, strict; R. 8. 9 ; smaraH KaraH KalaH kAMtaH Kāv. 1. 59. 3 Pungent, acid. 4 Dense, thick. 5 Hurtful, injurious, cutting, smart (words). 6 Sharpedged; dehi KaranayanaSaraGAtaM Gīt. 10. 7 Hot; KarAMSuH &c. 8 Cruel. — raH 1 An ass; Ms. 2. 201 ; 4. 115 , 120 , 8. 370 ; Y. 2. 160. 2 A mule. 3 A heron. 4 A crow. 5 A kind of prickly nightshade. 6 A quadrangular mound of earth for receiving the sacrificial vessels. 7 A Daitya or demon in general. 8 An attendant of ( a ) Sūrya, ( b ) Śiva. 9 N. of a demon, half-brother of Rāvaṇa and slain by Rāma; R. 12. 42. Comp. — aMSuH, -karaH, -raSimaH the sun. — abdAMkurakaH lapis lazuli. — kuwI 1 a stable for asses. 2 a barber's shop. — koRaH, -kvARaH the francoline partridge. — komalaH the month Jyeṣṭha. — gfhaM, -gehaM a stable for asses. — Ras, -Rasa a. sharp-nosed. — daMqaM a lotus. — dalA the opposite-leaved fig-tree. — dUzaRaH the thorn apple. — DvaMsin m. an epithet of Rāma, who killed the demon Kara . — nAdaH the braying of an ass. ( pb ) — nAlaH a lotus. — pAtraM an iron vessel. — pAdAQyaH the wood-apple. — pAlaH a wooden vessel. — priyaH a pigeon. — yAnaM a donkey-cart. — SabdaH 1 the braying of an ass. 2 an osprey. — SAlA a stable for asses. — svarA wild jasmine.