mfn. (fr. kūrma), relating or belonging or peculiar to a tortoise, [Pañcat.]
m. (scil. avatāra) the Avatāra of Viṣṇu as a tortoise, [BhP. xi, 4, 18]
N. of a great period or Kalpa (the day of full moon of Brahmā)
n. (scil. āsana) a particular manner of being seated, [NārP.]
(scil. purāṇa) N. of a Purāṇa (on the subject of Viṣṇu's descent as a tortoise), [Sarvad.]