karIraH [ kF-Iran Uṇ. 4. 30 ] 1 The shoot of a bamboo. 2 A shoot in general; Aninyire vaMSakarIranIlEH Śi. 4. 14 ; N. 5. 14. 3 A thorny plant growing in deserts and eaten by camels; patraM nEba yadA karIraviwape dozo vasaMtasya kiM Bh. 2. 93 ; cf. also kiM puzpEH kiM PalEstasya karIrasya durAtmanaH . yena vfdDiM samAsAdya na kftaH patrasaMgrahaH Subhāṣ. 4 A waterjar. — rA -rI 1 The root of an elephant's tusk. 2 A cricket, a small grass-hopper.