muKaM [ Kan ac qit DAtoH pUrvaM muw ca cf. Uṇ. 5. 20 ] 1 The mouth ( fig. also;) prajamfjA yataH KAtaM tasmAdAhurmuKaM buDAH; brAhmaRo'sya muKamAsIt Rv. 10. 90. 12 ; saBraBaMgaM muKamiva Me. 24 ; tvaM mama muKaM Bava V. 1 ‘be my mouth or spokesman’. 2 The face, countenance; parivfttArDamuKI mayAdya dfzwA V. 1. 17 ; niyamakzAmapuKI DftEkavoRiH Ś. 7. 21 ; so caMdramuKI, muKacaMdraH &c. 3 The snout or muzzle (of any animal). 4 The front, van, forepart; head, top; (locane) harati me harivAhanadiNmuKaM V. 3. 6. 5 The tip, point, barb (of an arrow), head; purArimaprAptamuKaH SilImuKaH Ku. 5. 54 ; R. 3. 57. ( pb ) 59. 6 The edge or sharp point (of any instrument). 7 A teat, nipple; Ku. 1. 40 ; R. 3. 8. 8 The beak or bill of a bird. 9 A direction, quarter; as in aMtarmuKa . 10 Opening, entrance, mouth; nIvArAH SukagarBakowaramuKaBrazwAstarURAmaDaH Ś. 1. 14 ; nadImuKeneva samudramAviSat R. 3. 28 ; Ku. 1. 8. 11 An entrance to a house, a door, passage. 12 Beginning, commencement; saKIjanodvIkzaRakOmudImuKa R. 3. 1 ; dinamuKAni ravirhimAnagrahErvimalayan malayaM nagamatyajat 9. 25 ; 5. 76 ; Ghaṭ. 2. 13 Introduction. 14 The chief, the principal or prominent; (at the end of comp. in this sense); baDonmuktyE Kalu maKamuKAnkurvate karmapASAn Bv. 1. 21 ; so idramuKA devAH &c. 15 The surface or upper side. 16 A means. 17 A source, cause, occasion. 18 Utterance; as in muKasuKa . 19 The Vedas, scripture. 20 (In Rhet. ) The original cause or source of the action in a drama. 21 The first term in a progression (in arith.) 22 The side opposite to the base of a figure. Comp. — agniH 1 a forest conflagration. 2 a sort of goblin with a face of fire. 3 the consecrated or sacrificial fire. 4 fire put into the mouth of a corpse at the time of lighting the funeral pile 5 a Brāhmaṇa — anilaH, -ucCvAsaH breath. — astraH a crab. — AkAraH look, mien, appearance. — AsavaH nectar of the lips. — AsnavaH, -srAvaH spittle, saliva. — iMduH a moon-like face, i. e. a round lovely face. — ulkA a forest-conflagration. — kamalaM a lotus-like face. — KuraH a tooth. — gaMDakaH an onion. — capala a. talkative, garrulous. — capewikA a slap on the face. — cIriH f. the tongue. — cUrRaM scented powder to smear the face with; R. 9. 45. — jaH a Brāhmaṇa. — jAhaM the root of the mouth. — dUzaRaH an onion. — dUzikA an eruption disfiguring the face. — dozaH fault of the tongue; Atmano muKadozaRe baDyaMte SukasArikAH Pt. 4. 44. — nirIkzakaH a lazy fellow, an idler. — nivAsinI an epithet of Sarasvatī. — pawaH a veil; kurvan kAmaM kzaRamuKapawaprItimErAvatasya Me. 62. — pakaH inflammation of the mouth. — piMqaH a mouthful of food. — pUraRa 1 filling the mouth. 2 a mouthful of water, a ( pb ) mouthful in general. — prasAdaH a pleased countenance, graciousness of aspect — priyaH an orange. — (yaM) cloves. — prekza a. observing or watching the face. — baMDaH a preface, an introduction. — baMdanaM 1 a preface. 2 a lid, cover. — BUzaRaM a preparation of betel; see tAMbUla . — BedaH distortion of the face. — maMqanakaH a kind of tree ( tilaka ). — maMqalaM the (round) face. — maDu a. honey-mouthed, sweet-lipped. — mArjanaM washing the face. — yaMtraRaM the bit of a bridle. — rAgaH the colour or complexion of the face; dawwa zWarvismitAstasya muKarAgaM samaM janAH R. 12. 8 , 17. 31 ; tava Kalu muKarAgo yatra BedaM prayAtaH Śi. 11. 31. — rogaH a disease of the mouth or face — lAMgalaH a dog. — lepaH 1 anointing the face or upper side (of a drum); mfdaMgo muKale pena karoti muKaraDvaniM Bh. 2. 118. 2 a disease of the phlegmatic humour — vallaBaH the pomegranate tree. — vAdyaM 1 an instrument of music sounded with the mouth, any wind-instrument. 2 a sound made with the mouth. — vAsaH, -vAsanaH a perfume used to scent the breath. — viluMWikA a she-goat — vyAdAnaM gaping, yawning. — SaPa a. abusive, foul-mouthed, scurrilous — SudDiH f. washing or purifying the mouth. — SezaH an epithet of Rāhu. — SoDana a. 1 cleansing the mouth. 2 pungent, sharp. — (naH) the sharp flavour, pungency. — (naM) 1 cleansing the month. 2 cinnamon. — Socin m. the citron tree. — SrIH f. ‘beauty of countenauce’, a lovely face. — saMBavaH a Brāhmaṇa. — suKaM facility of pronunciation, phonetic ease. — suraM the moisture of the lips. — srAvaH saliva. — hAsaH cheerfulness or liveliness of countenance; Śi. 11. 47.