مكر

मकर makar, s.m. A kind of sea-monster (sometimes confounded with the crocodile (v. magar), shark, etc.; but properly a fabulous animal, regarded as the emblem of Kām-dev, the god of love);—name of the tenth sign of the zodiac, the sign Capricorn (represented by a water-animal with the body and tail of a fish, and the forelegs, neck, and head of an antelope; syn. jadī);—an array of troops in the form of a Makar, a particular form of marching an army;—one of the nine treasures of Kuver:—makarākrit (˚ra+āk˚), adj. (f. -ā), Having the shape or form of the Makar:—makar-ćakkar, or makar-manḍal, s.m. The tropic of Capricorn:—makar-mahīnā, s.m. The month Māgh, Jan.-Feb. (when the sun enters the sign Makar).