[Advaita-l] Meaning of Kairav

[Aarathi Sankaran]

venkata subramanian wrote:
> Can some help me to find the meaning of the word - Kairav
> 
> is it a Sanskrit word ?  

The meaning given in Cologne Digital Sanksrit Lexicon is as follows.

kairava
Meaning		m. a gambler , cheat L. ; an enemy L. ; for %{kaur-} Hariv. 
5020 ; (%{I}) f. moonlight L. ; Trigonella foenum graecum L. ; (%{am}) 
n. (g. %{puSkarA7di}) the white lotus-flower (blossoming at night)

Aarathi.