--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jul 12, 2005, at 1:57 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> On Jul 12, 2005, at 12:36 PM, cardemaister wrote: > >> > >>> I *guess* that's "ma-kaara" (making 'ma') rather than "makara": > >>> > >>> 1 makara m., {I} f. a kind of sea monster (the emblem of the god of > >>> love); array of troops in the form of a M. > >>> > >>> 2 makaara m. the sound {ma}. > >> > >> I think it would be interesting to see if the full word for "Makara > >> point" is actually the Sanskrit word "Makaradhwaja". (makara- dhvaja).
Might well be. My hypothesis is the "makara (makaara?) point" is near the place where the nasal sound 'm' is primarily formed, or stuff. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
