kshaṇinī

kshaṇa-da

(ā) f. « giving leisure», night (= kshaṇinī) Ragh. BhP. ;
lightning L. ;
turmeric L. ;
(am) n. (= kshaṇadâ̱ndhya) night-blindness Suṡr. VI, 17, 15 ;
water L. ;
( kshaṇadā) - kara m. « making night», the moon Ṡiṡ. IX; 70 ;
- kṛit m. id., Vāsav. ;
- cara m. « night-walker», Rakshas, goblin
MBh. R. III, 35, 4 and 55, 12; V, 88, 22 Ragh. XIII, 75 ;
kshaṇadâ̱ndhya n. night-blindness, nyctalopsis (cf. kshapâ̱ndhya, naktâ̱ndhya) Suṡr. ;
kshaṇadêṡa m. « lord of the night», the moon Bālar. IV, 5.