karṇa कर्ण kárṇa m. (√ kṛt, [Nir.]; √ 1. kṝ, [Uṇ. iii, 10]), the ear, [RV.]; [AV.]; [TS.]; [Suśr.] (ápi kárṇe, behind the ear or back, from behind, [RV.] [cf. apikarṇá]; karṇe, [in dram.] into the ear, in a low voice, aside, [Mṛcch.]; [Mālav.]; karṇaṃ √ dā, to give ear to, listen to, [Śak.]; [Mṛcch.]; karṇam ā-√ gam, to come to one's ear, become known to, [Ragh. i, 9]) the handle or ear of a vessel, [RV. viii, 72, 12]; [ŚBr. ix]; [KātyŚr.] &c. the helm or rudder of a ship, [R.] (in geom.) the hypothenuse of a triangle or the diagonal of a tetragon, [Hcat.] &c. the diameter of a circle, [Sūryas.] (in prosody) a spondee Cassia Fistula, [L.] Calotropis Gigantea, [L.] N. of a king of Aṅga (and elder brother by the mother's side of the Pāṇḍu princes, being the son of the god Sūrya by Pṛthā or Kuntī, before her marriage with Pāṇḍu; afraid of the censure of her relatives, Kuntī deserted the child and exposed it in the river, where it was found by a charioteer named Adhi-ratha and nurtured by his wife Rādhā ; hence Karṇa is sometimes called Sūta-putra or Sūta-ja, sometimes Rādheya, though named by his foster-parents Vasu-ṣeṇa), [MBh.]; [BhP.] &c. N. of several other men karṇá (mfn. karṇá), eared, furnished with ears or long ears, [AV. v, 13, 9]; [VS.]; [TS.] furnished with chaff (as grain), [TS. i, 8, 9, 3.] (accord. to some also, karṇá, ‘cropped or defective on the ears’) in comp. karṇaga कर्णग karṇa—ga mfn. touching the ear, hanging on it, next to the ear, extending to it, [W.] karṇaja कर्णज karṇa—ja m. ear-wax, [L.] karṇaka कर्णक kárṇaka m. (ifc. f(A). ) a prominence or handle or projection on the side or sides (of a vessel &c.), a tendril, [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.] a rime, ring, [Car.] a kind of fever a particular defect of wood Comm. on [KātyŚr.] N. of a man kárṇaka m. pl. the descendants of this man g. upakādi kárṇaka m. du. the two legs spread out, [AV. xx, 133, 3] karṇala कर्णल mfn. furnished with ears g. sidhmādi. karṇapa कर्णप karṇa—pa m. N. of a man, [Rājat.] karṇasū कर्णसू karṇa—sū m. ‘Karṇa's father’, N. of Sūrya, [L.] karṇatā कर्णता karṇa—tā f. the being an ear, [Amar.] karṇajit कर्णजित् karṇa—jit m. ‘the conqueror of Karṇa’, N. of Arjuna (Karṇa having taken the part of the Kurus, was killed by Arjuna in one of the great battles between them and the Pāṇḍus, cf. [MBh. viii, 4798 f.]), [L.] karṇandu कर्णन्दु f. = karṇāndu, q.v., [L.] karṇapur कर्णपुर् karṇa—pur f. ‘the capital of Karṇa’, Campā (the ancient N. for Bhagalpur), [L.] karṇatas कर्णतस् karṇa—tás ind. away from or out of the ear, [AV. ix, 8, 3.] karṇavat कर्णवत् kárṇa—vat (kárṇa°), mfn. having ears, [RV. x, 71, 7]; [R.] long-eared furnished with tendrils or hooks, [Suśr.] having a helm. karṇaviṣ कर्णविष् karṇa—viṣ f. ear-wax, [Mn. v, 135.] karṇabhūṣā कर्णभूषा karṇa—bhūṣā f. id. the art of ornamenting the ears (one of the 64 Kalās). karṇadhārā कर्णधारा karṇa—dhārā f. N. of an Apsaras, [Kāraṇḍ.] karṇadhāra कर्णधार karṇa—dhāra m. a helmsman, pilot, [Suśr.]; [BhP.] &c. a sailor, seaman, [Kathās. xviii, 300] karṇaphala कर्णफल karṇa—phala m. a sort of fish (Ophiocephalus Kurrawey), [L.] karṇaśūla कर्णशूल karṇa—śūlá n. ear-ache, [AV. ix, 8, 1]; [2]; [Suśr.] karṇaśrut कर्णश्रुत् karṇa—śrut m. N. of a Vedic author, [RAnukr.] karṇadeva कर्णदेव karṇa—deva m. N. of a king. N. of a king, [Inscr.] karṇagūtha कर्णगूथ karṇa—gūtha m. n. ear-wax karṇa—gūtha m. hardening of the wax of the ear, [Suśr.] karṇagiri कर्णगिरि karṇa—giri m. N. of a mountain. karṇahīna कर्णहीन karṇa—hīna mfn. deaf karṇa—hīna m. ‘earless’, a snake, [T.] karṇajāha कर्णजाह karṇa—jāha n. the root of the ear, [Pāṇ. v, 2, 24]; [Mālatīm.] karṇajāpa कर्णजाप karṇa—jāpa m. the act of whispering in the ear tale-bearing, calumniating, [Pañcat.] karṇajapa कर्णजप karṇa—japa m. ‘ear-whisperer’, an informer, [Kathās.] karṇakīṭā कर्णकीटा karṇa—kīṭā f. Julus Cornifex (an insect or worm with many feet and of reddish colour), [L.] karṇakīṭī कर्णकीटी karṇa—kīṭī f. Julus Cornifex (an insect or worm with many feet and of reddish colour), [L.] karṇakita कर्णकित mfn. having handles, furnished with tendrils &c. g. tārakādi. karṇalatā कर्णलता karṇa—latā f. the lobe of the ear, [L.] karṇamūla कर्णमूल karṇa—mūla n. the root of the ear, [Suśr.]; [BhP.] &c. karṇamala कर्णमल karṇa—mala n. the excretion or wax of the ear, [L.] karṇamoṭā कर्णमोटा karṇa—moṭā f. Acacia arabica, [L.] karṇamoṭī कर्णमोटी karṇa—moṭī id., [L.] karṇamoṭi कर्णमोटि karṇa—moṭi f. N. of Durgā in her form as Cāmuṇḍā, [L.] karṇamukha कर्णमुख karṇa—mukha mfn. headed by Karṇa, having Karṇa as leader. karṇamuni कर्णमुनि karṇa—muni m. N. of a man. karṇanāda कर्णनाद karṇa—nāda m. id. karṇanāsā कर्णनासा karṇa—nāsā f. du. ear and nose, [R. iii, 18, 21.] karṇapāśa कर्णपाश karṇa—pāśa m. a beautiful ear, [Daś.] (cf. [Gaṇar.] on [Pāṇ. ii, 1, 66]) karṇapāka कर्णपाक karṇa—pāka m. inflammation of the outer ear, [Suśr.] karṇapālī कर्णपाली karṇa—pālī f. id., [ib.] a particular ornament for the ear, [L.] N. of a river karṇapāli कर्णपालि karṇa—pāli f. the lobe of the ear, the outer ear, [Suśr.] karṇapīṭha कर्णपीठ karṇa—pīṭha n. the concha or outer end of the auditory passage, [Suśr.] karṇapūra कर्णपूर karṇa—pūra m. n. an ornament (esp. of flowers) worn round the ears, [MBh.]; [Ragh.]; [Kād.] &c. a blue lotus-flower, [L.] Acacia Sirissa, [L.] Jonesia Asoka, [L.] N. of the father of Kavicandra and author of the Alaṃkāra Kaustubha. karṇapatha कर्णपथ karṇa—patha m. the compass or range of hearing, (°m ā-√ yā, to come within the range of or reach the ear, be heard, [Śak. 232, 11]; °m upa-√ i id., [BhP. ii, 3, 19]) karṇapitṛ कर्णपितृ karṇa—pitṛ m. ‘Karṇa's father’, N. of Sūrya, [L.] karṇapurī कर्णपुरी karṇa—purī f. id., [ib.] karṇapuṭa कर्णपुट karṇa—puṭa n. the auditory passage of the ear, [BhP.] karṇaroga कर्णरोग karṇa—roga m. disease of the ear, [Suśr.] karṇasūci कर्णसूचि karṇa—sūci f. a kind of insect. karṇasakha कर्णसख karṇa—sakha m. ‘Sakha's friend’, N. of Jarāsaṃdha, [L.] karṇatāla कर्णताल karṇa—tāla m. the flapping of an elephant's ears, [Ragh.]; [Śiś.] karṇavedha कर्णवेध karṇa—vedha m. ‘ear-boring’ (a religious ceremony sometimes performed as a saṃskāra or to prevent a woman from dying if the birth of a third son be expected), [PSarv.] piercing the ear to receive ear-rings. karṇaviṣa कर्णविष karṇa—viṣa n. ‘ear-poison’ (any bad precept), [Pañcat.] karṇayoni कर्णयोनि kárṇa—yoni (kárṇa°), mfn. having the ear as a source or starting-point, going forth from the ear (said of arrows, because in shooting the bow-string is drawn back to the ear), [RV. ii, 24, 8.] karṇabhaṅga कर्णभङ्ग karṇa—bhaṅga m. bending the ears, [Śak.] (v.l.) a partic. ear-disease, [Suśr.] karṇaśūlin कर्णशूलिन् karṇa—°śūlin mfn. having ear-ache, [Suśr.] karṇaśūnya कर्णशून्य karṇa—śūnya mfn. deaf, [L.] karṇaśrava कर्णश्रव karṇa—śrava mfn. perceptible by the ears, audible, [Mn. iv, 102.] karṇadārin कर्णदारिन् karṇa—dārin mfn. ear-rending, [MBh.] karṇagṛhyā कर्णगृह्या karṇa—gṛ́hyā ([Padap.] -gṛ́hya) ind.p. seizing by the ear, [RV. viii, 70, 15.] karṇagrāha कर्णग्राह karṇa—grāha m. a helmsman g. revaty-ādi, [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 146] karṇajvara कर्णज्वर karṇa—jvara m. affection of the ears. karṇajyoti कर्णज्योति karṇa—jyoti f. Gynandropsis Pentaphylla, [Nigh.] karṇakāvat कर्णकावत् kárṇakā-vat mfn. id., [TS.]; [ŚBr.] karṇakaṇḍū कर्णकण्डू karṇa—kaṇḍū f. painful itching of the ear, [Suśr.] karṇakavat कर्णकवत् kárṇaka—vat (kárṇaka-) mfn. having prominences or handles &c., furnished with tendrils, [MaitrS.]; [Kāṭh.] karṇakiṭṭa कर्णकिट्ट karṇa—kiṭṭa n. the wax of the ear, [Nigh.] karṇakrośa कर्णक्रोश karṇa—krośa m. an affection of the ear, singing in the ears, [Gobh. iii, 3, 27.] karṇakubja कर्णकुब्ज karṇa—kubja n. N. of an imaginary town, [Vet.] karṇapuṣpa कर्णपुष्प karṇa—puṣpa m. blue Amaranth, [Nigh.] karṇasphoṭā कर्णस्फोटा karṇa—sphoṭā f. Gynandropsis pentaphylla, [L.] karṇasrāva कर्णस्राव karṇa—srāva m. = -saṃsrāva above, [Suśr.] karṇavaṃśa कर्णवंश karṇa—vaṃśa m. an elevated platform of bamboo. karṇavallī कर्णवल्ली karṇa—vallī f. the lobe of the ear, [L.] karṇaveṣṭa कर्णवेष्ट karṇa—veṣṭa m. an ear-ring, [R.] N. of a king, [MBh. i, 2696.] karṇaviṭka कर्णविट्क karṇa—viṭka n. (fr. -viṣ below), excretion or wax of the ear, [Suśr.] karṇavyadha कर्णव्यध karṇa—vyadha m. piercing the ear (to receive ear-rings), [Suśr.] karṇabhūṣaṇa कर्णभूषण karṇa—bhūṣaṇa n. an ornament for the ear. karṇadhāraka कर्णधारक karṇa—dhāraka m. a helmsman, [L.] karṇadhāratā कर्णधारता karṇa—dhāra—tā f. the office of a helmsman, [Kathās. xxvi, 8.] karṇadhāriṇī कर्णधारिणी karṇa—dhāriṇī f. a female elephant, [L.] karṇakharaka कर्णखरक karṇa—kharaka m. N. of a Vaiśya Comm. on [Pāṇ.] karṇakharika कर्णखरिक karṇa—kharika m. N. of a Vaiśya Comm. on [Pāṇ.] karṇaśirīṣa कर्णशिरीष karṇa—śirīṣa n. a Śirīṣa-flower fastened to the ear (as an ornament), [Śak.] karṇaśobhana कर्णशोभन karṇa—śóbhana n. an ornament for the ear, [RV. viii, 78, 3.] karṇaśrāvin कर्णश्राविन् karṇa—śrāvin mfn. audible, [Gaut.] karṇaśravas कर्णश्रवस् karṇa—śravas m. N. of a man, [TāṇḍyaBr.]; [MBh. iii.] karṇacāmara कर्णचामर karṇa—cāmara n. a cowrie as ornament for the ear of an elephant, [Kād.] karṇacchidra कर्णच्छिद्र karṇa—cchidra n. the outer auditory passage, [Suśr.] karṇagūthaka कर्णगूथक karṇa—gūthaka m. id. karṇagṛhīta कर्णगृहीत karṇa—gṛhītá mfn. seized by the ear, [TS. vi, 1, 7, 6.] karṇagocara कर्णगोचर karṇa—gocara m. the range of hearing, anything perceptible by the ear, [T.] karṇajalaukā कर्णजलौका karṇa—jalaukā f. id., [L.] karṇajalūkā कर्णजलूका karṇa—jalūkā f. = -kīṭā above, [L.] karṇakaṣāya कर्णकषाय karṇa—kaṣāya m. dirt in the ears, [BhP. ii, 6, 45.] karṇakumārī कर्णकुमारी karṇa—kumārī f. N. of Bhavānī. karṇakṣveḍa कर्णक्ष्वेड karṇa—kṣveḍa m. id., [Suśr.]