बकः _bakḥ

बकः 1 The Indian crane; न प्रयत्नशतेनापि शुकवत् पाठ्यते बकः H.

-2 A cheat, rogue, hypocrite (the crane being a very cunning bird that knows well how to draw others into its clutches).

-3 N. of a demon killed by Bhīma.

-4 N. of another demon killed by Kṛiṣṇa.

-5 N. of Kubera.

-6 An apparatus for subliming metals or minerals.

-की = पूतना q. v. अहो बकी यं स्तनकालकूटं जिघांस- यापाययदप्यसाध्वी Bhāg.3.2.23.

-2 A female crane.

-Comp. -चरः, -वृत्तिः, -व्रतचरः, -व्रतिकः, -व्रतिन् m. 'acting like a crane', a false devotee, religious hypocrite; अधोदृष्टिर्नैष्कृतिकः स्वार्थसाधनतत्परः । शठो मिथ्याविनीतश्च बकव्रतचरो द्विजः ॥ Ms.4.196.

-चिञ्चिका, -चिञ्ची a kind of fish.

-जित् m.,

-निषूदनः epithets of

1 Bhīma.

-2 of Kṛiṣṇa.

-धूपः a kind of perfume.

-पञ्चकम् the last five days of the bright half of the month of Kārtika (during which even the heron <?><?><?> no fish).

-यन्त्रम् a kind of retort.

-व्रतम् 'crane-like conduct', hypocrisy; ये बकव्रतिनो विप्राः Ms.4.197; see also 196 (बकव्रतचर).

-सहवासिन् a lotus flower; Kuval.