ketuH [ cAy-tu kyAdeSaH Uṇ. 1. 73 ] 1 A flag, banner; cInAMSukamiva ketoH prativAtaM nIyamAnasya Ś. 1. 34. 2 A chief, head, leader, foremost, any eminent person ( oft. at the end of comp. ); manuzyavAcA manuvaMSaketuM R. 2. 33 , 14. 7 ; kulasya ketuH sPItasya (rAGavaH) Rām. 3 A comet, meteor; Ms. 1. 38. 4 A sign, mark. 5 Brightness, clearness. 6 A ray of light. 7 The descending node considered as the ninth planet, and the body or trunk of the demon sEMhikeya (the head being regarded as Rāhu); krUragrahaH sa ketuScaMdramasaMpUrRamaMqalamidAnIM Mu. 1. 6. 8 Day-time. 9 Apparition, form, shape. 10 Intellect, judgment. 11 A pigmy race. 12 A disease. 13 An enemy. Comp. — grahaH the descending node. — tArA a comet. — BaH a cloud. — yazwiH f. a flagstaff; R. 12. 103. — ratnaM lapis lazuli, (also called vEdUrya ). — vasanaM a flag.