kUrmaH [ kO jale Urmirvego'sya pfzo° Tv. ] 1 A tortoise; gUhetkUrma ivAMgAni ( pb ) rakzedvivaramAtmanaH Ms. 7. 105 ; Bg. 2. 58. 2 Viṣṇu in his second or Kūrma incarnation. 3 One of the outer winds of the body. 4 A particular gesticulation with the fingers. — rmI A female tortoise. Comp. — avatAraH the Kūrma incarnation of Viṣṇu; cf. Gīt. 1 : — kzitirativipulatare tava tizWati pfzWe DaraRiDaraRakiRacakragarizWe . keSava DftakacCaparUpa jaya jagadISa hare .. . — pfzWaM — pfzWakaM 1 the back or shell of a tortoise. 2 a lid or cover of a dish. — rAjaH Viṣṇu in the shape of a tortoise in his second incarnation.