kOtukaM [ kutukasya BAvaH aR ] 1 Desire, curiosity, wish. 2 Eagerness, vehemence, impatience. 3 Anything creating curiosity or wonder. 4 The marriage thread (worn on the wrist); karoyamAmuktavivAhakOtukaH Ku. 5. 66 ; R. 8. 1. 5 The ceremony with the marriage thread preceding a marriage. 6 Festivity, gaiety. 7 Particularly, auspicious festivity, solemn occasion (such as marriage); prasTAna° Ś. 4 ; Ku. 7. 25. 8 Delight, joy, pleasure, happiness; Bh. 3. 140 ; °rasAH U. 6. 33 ; Māl. 10. 3 ; U. 3. 37. 9 Sport, pastime. 10 A song, dance, show or spectacle. 11 Joke, mirth. 12 Friendly greeting, salutation. Comp. — agAraH, -raM, -gfhaM a pleasure-house; kOtukAgAramAgAt Ku. 7. 94. — kriyA , — maMgalaM 1 a solemn ceremony. 2 particularly, marriage ceremony; R. 11. 53 ; — toraRaH, -RaM a triumphal arch erected on festive occasions.