कातर

Monier-Williams · kātara
kātara mf(ā)n. (etym. doubtful, perhaps from katara, 'uncertain as to which of the two' BRD.), cowardly, faint-hearted, timid, despairing, discouraged, disheartened, confused, agitated, perplexed, embarrassed, shrinking, frightened, afraid of (loc. or inf. or in comp.) R. Mṛicch. Ragh. Megh. Śak. Pañcat. Hit ‖ m. a kind of large fish (Cyprinus Catla, kātala) L ‖ N. of a man ( kātarāyaṇa) ‖ (am), n. (in sa-kātara) 'timidity, despair, agitation.'