vaktraM [ vaktyanena vac-karaRe zwran ] 1 The mouth. 2 The face; yadvaktraM muhurIkzase na DaninAM brUze na cAwUnmfzA Bh. 3. 147. 3 Snout, muzzle, beak. 4 Beginning. 5 The point (of an arrow), the spout of a vessel. 6 A sort of garment. 7 N. of a metre similar to anushtubh ; see S. D. 567 ; Kāv. 1. 26. 8 The first term of a progression. Comp. — AsavaH saliva. — KuraH a tooth. — jaH a Brāhmaṇa. — tAlaM a musical instrument played with the mouth. — tuMqaH N. of Gaṇeśa. — dalaM the palate. — pawaH a veil. — pawwaH a bag of corn tied round a horse's neck. — parispaMdaH speech. — Bedin a. pungent, sharp. — raMBraM the aperture of the mouth. — vAsaH an orange. — SoDanaM 1 cleansing the mouth. 2 a lime, citron. — SoDin n. a citron. ( — m. ) a citron tree.