mfgaH [ mfg-ka ] 1 ( a ) A quadruped, an animal in general; nABizeko na saMskAraH siMhasya kriyate mfgEH . vikramArjitarAjyasya svayameva mfgeMdratA ; see mfgADipa below. ( b ) A wild beast. 2 A deer, an antelope; viSvAsopagamAdaBinnagatayaH SabdaM sahaMte mfgAH Ś. 1. 14 ; R. 1. 40 , 50 ; ASramamfgoyaM na haMtavyaH Ś. 1. 3 Game in general. 4 The spots on the moon represented as an antelope. 5 Musk. 6 Seeking, search. 7 Pursuit, chase, hunting. 8 Inquiry, investigation. 9 Asking, soliciting. 10 A kind of elephant. 11 N. of a particular class of men; mfge tuzwA ca citriRI; vadati maDuravARIM dIrGanetro' tiBIruScapalamatisudehaH SIGravego mfgo'yam Śabdak. 12 The lunar mansion called mfgaSiraS 13 The lunar month called mArgaSIrza . 14 The sign Capricornus of the zodiac. 15 N. of a district in Śākadvīpa. Comp. — akzI a fawn-eyed or deer-eyed woman. — aMkaH 1 the moon. 2 camphor. 3 the wind. — aMganA a doe. — ajinaM a deer's skin. — aMqajA musk. — ad m. , — adanaH, -aMtakaH a small tiger or hunting leopard, hyena — aDipaH, -aDirAjaH a lion; kesarI nizWurakziptamfgayUTo mfgADipaH Śi. 2. 53 ; mfgADirAjasya vaco niSamya R. 2. 41. — arAtiH 1 a lion. 2 a dog. — ariH 1 a lion. 2 a dog. 3 a tiger. 4 N. of a tree. — aSanaH a lion. — AjIvaH 1 a hunter. 2 a hyena. — AviD m. a hunter. — AsyaH the sign Capricornus of the zodiac. — iMdraH 1 a lion; tato mfgeMdrasya mfgeMdragAmI ( pb ) R. 2. 30. 2 a tiger. 3 the sign Leo O the zodiac. °AsanaM a throne. °AsyaH an epithet of Śiva. °cawakaH a hawk. — izwaH a variety of jasmine. — IkzaRA a fawn-eyed woman. — ISvaraH 1 a lion. 2 the sign Leo of the zodiac. — uttamaH the best antelope. — uttamaM , — uttamAMgaM the constellation mfgaSiras . — kAnanaM 1 a park. 2 a forest abounding in game. — gAminI a kind of medicinal substance. — cArin a. acting like a deer (as a devotee); leading a deer's life; V. 4. — jalaM mirage. °snAnaM bathing in the waters of the mirage; i. e. an impossibility. — jIvanaH a hunter, fowler. — tfz , — tfzA, -tfzRA, -tfzRi, -tfzRikA , f. mirage; mfgatfzRAMBasi snAtaH ; see Kapuzpa ; jAtaH saKe praRayavAnmfgatfzRikAyAM Ś. 6. 15. — daMSaH, -daMSakaH a dog. — dAvaH a park, preserve. — dfS f. a fawn-eyed woman; tadIzadvistAri stanayugalamAsInmfgadfSaH U. 6. 35. ( — m. ) the sign Capricornus of the zodiac. — dyuH a hunter. — dviz m. a lion. — DaraH the moon. — DUrtaH, DUrtakaH a jackal. — nayanA a fawn-eyed woman. — nABiH 1 musk; Ku. 1. 54 ; Rs. 6. 13 ; Ch. P. 8 ; R. 17. 24. 2 the musk-deer; R. 4. 74. °jA musk. — patiH 1 a lion. 2 a roe-buck. 3 a tiger. — pAlikA the musk-deer. — pipluH the moon. — potaH -potakaH a fawn. — praBuH a lion. — priyaM grass growing on mountains. — ba (va) DAjIvaH a hunter. — baMDinI a net for catching deer. — BojanA bitter apple. — madaH musk; kucatawIgato yAvanmAtarmilati tava toyErmfgamadaH G. L. 7 ; mfgamadatilakaM liKati sapulakaM mfgamiva rajanIkare Gīt. 7. °vAsA a musk-bag — maMdraH N. of a class of elephants. — mAMsaM venison. — mAtfkA a doe. — mAsaH the month of Mārgaśīrsha. — muKaH the sign Capricornus of the zodiac. — yUTaM a herd of deer. — rAj m. 1 a lion; Śi. 9. 18. 2 a tiger. 3 the sign Leo of the zodiac. — rAjaH 1 a lion; R. 6. 3. 2 the sign Leo of the zodiac. 3 a tiger. 4 the moon. °DArin, °lakzman m. the moon. — ripuH a lion. — romaM wool. °jaM a woollen cloth. — rocanA yellow pigment. — lAMCaMnaH -lakzman m. the moon; aMkaDirovitamfgaScaMdramA BfgalAMCanaH Śi. 2. 53. °jaH the planet Mercury. — leKA the deer-like streak on the moon; ( pb ) mfgaleKAmuzasIva caMdramAH R. 8. 42. — locanaH the moon. — (na, -nI) a fawneyed woman. — vallaBaH a kind of grass ( kuMdara ). — vAhanaH wind. — vyADaH 1 a hunter. 2 Sirius or the dogstar. 3 an epithet of Śiva. — SAyikA the reclining posture of a deer. — SAvaH a fawn; mfgaSAvEH samameDito janaH Ś. 2. 18. — SiraH, Siras n. — SirA N. of the fifth lunar mansion consisting of three stars. — SIrzaM the constellation mfgaSiras — (rzaH) the lunar month Mārgaśīrṣa. — SIrzan m. the constellation mfgaSiras . — SrezWaH a tiger. — han m. a hunter.