caracam (p. 166) s. Complaisance, courteousness, good humor, merriment, இனியகுணம். (Sa. Sarasa. relish.) 2. Joking, jesting, sport, mimicry, mockery, banter, பரிகாசம். 3. Wanton sport, காமச்சேஷ்டை. (Sa. Sarasa, impassioned.) (c.) சரசகுணம், s. A courteous disposition. சரசக்காரன், s. A jester, joker. 2. Scoffer, banterer, mocker, a mimic. சரசங்காட்ட, inf. To make mouths, faces or gestures at a person; to mimic, make game of, to deride. சரசத்திலே கொண்டுபோக, inf. To make excuses in sport; to retract under pretence of having been only in jest. சரசப்பேசு்சு--சரசவார்த்தை, s. Humoursome language, pleasantry, jest. சரசமாய்க்கொண்டுவர, inf. To train up persons to any work in a pleasant manner. சரசமாய்ச்்சொல்லிக்காட்ட, inf. To explain in a pleasing manner. சரசம்பண்ண--சரசஞ்செய்ய, inf. To jest, joke. 2. To mock, scoff. 3. To sport or dally wantonly, to take unbecoming liberties with one of the other sex. சரசம்பேச, inf. To scoff, talk wantonly. சரசலீலை, s. Jesting, banter. சரசி, appel. n. One of a pleasant temper, இனியகுணி. 2. A jester, a humerous person, பரிகாசக்காரன். (சது.) 31)

caracā (p. 166) --சரச்சா, s. Sine of ascensional difference; [ex சரம், et சா.] 34) *

caraci (p. 166) s. See under சரசம். 35) *

caracu (p. 166) s. A tank, a large pond, a lake, வாலி, (பஞ்சதந்.) W. p. 97. SARAS. 36) *

caracuvati (p. 166) s. Sarasvati, wife of Brahma, the goddess of speech, eloquence, music and literature, generally கலைமகள். --She is fancied to reside on the tongue of Brahma, also on those of poets and orators. (c.) 2. The name of a river, சரசுவதியாறு. 3. (fig) An amiable, excellent woman, குணவதி. W. p. 97. SARASVATI. (p.) சரசுவதிகூடம், s. A repository of books on all kinds of learning--the archives of the Indian Minerva at Tanjore. சரசுவதிபீடம், s. The Parnassus of the Hindus, where science is said to have been acquired intuitively; a term used in praise of a learned man, or in ridicule. (c.) சரசுவதிபூசை, s. The worship of Sarasvati, on the last day of Navaratri, (நவராத்திரி,) or nine night's worship, together with Durga and Lukshmi. On this occasion school-boys and others pile up their books, styles, &c., fold their arms and worship them as an image of the goddesses. (c.) சரசுவதிவாக்கு, s. [prov.] The influence of Sarasvati--regarded as supernatural, endowing a person with gifts for acquiring knowledge, composing poetry, &c., intuitively. (c.) சரசுவதிமாலை, s. The name of a work on astrology, ஓர்பிரபந்தம். சரசுவதியாறு, s. As சரசுவதி, 2. சரசுவதிநெய், s. [prov.] Medicinal ghee for improving the memory, voice, &c., and strengthening the mind for study, &c., (Limited.) 37)