parṡv-ādi

aṡáni

the tip of a missile RV. X, 87, 4 ;
(in astronomy) a subdivision of the phenomena called Ulkās VarBṛS. ;
(is) m. one of the nine names of Rudra PārGṛ. ;
N. of Ṡiva MBh. XIII ;
( ayas) m. pl. N. of a warrior tribe, (gaṇa parṡv-ādi, q.v.)
- अशनिप्रभ
- अशनिमत्
- अशनिहत

ásura

m. a spirit, good spirit, supreme spirit (said of Varuṇa) RV. VS. ;
the chief of the evil spirits RV. II, 30, 4 and VII, 99, 5 ;
an evil spirit, demon, ghost, opponent of the gods RV. VIII, 96, 9; X AV. etc.. ;
<these Asuras are often regarded as the children of Diti by Kaṡyapa seeﾠ daitya;
as such they are demons of the first order in perpetual hostility with the gods, andﾠ must not be confounded with the Rākshasas orﾠ imps who animate dead bodies andﾠ disturb sacrifices>;
a N. of Rāhu VarBṛS. etc.;
the sun L. ;
a cloud Naigh. (cf. RV. V, 83, 6);
(ās) m. pl. N. of a warrior-tribe, (gaṇa parṡv-ādi, q.v.);
of a Vedic school;
(ā) f. night L. ;
a zodiacal sign L. ;
(ī) f. a female demon, the wife of an Asura, KaushBr. (cf. āsurī andﾠ mahâ̱surī);
the plant Sinapis Ramosa Roxb. L. <In later Sanskṛit sura has been formed from asura, as sita from asita q.v.>
seeﾠ ásu
- असुरकुमार
- असुरक्षयण
- असुरक्षिति
- असुरगुरु
- असुरतमस
- असुरत्व
- असुरद्रुह्
- असुरद्विष्
- असुरब्रह्म
- असुरमाया
- असुरयोनि
- असुररक्षस
- असुरराज्
- असुररिपु
- असुरलोक
- असुरसूदन
- असुरहन्
- असुराचार्य
- असुराधिप
- असुरारि
- असुराह्व
- असुरेज्य
- असुरेन्द्र

kārshâ̱paṇa

cf. karsh) « weighing a Karsha», a coin orﾠ weight of different values (if of gold, = 16 Māshas seeﾠ karsha;
if of silver, = 16 Paṇas orﾠ 1280 Kowries, commonly termed a Kahān;
if of copper, = 80 Raktikās orﾠ about 176 grains;
but accord. toﾠ some = only 1 Paṇa of Kowries orﾠ 80 Kowries) Mn. VIII, 136; 336; IX, 282 ;
(ifc.) worth so many Kārshāpaṇas Pāṇ. 5-1, 29 ;
(am) n. money, gold andﾠ silver L. ;
(ās) m. pl. N. of a warrior-tribe gaṇa parṡv-ādi;
m. the chief of this tribe ib. and IV, 1, 177 Vārtt. 2.

daṡâ̱rha

sg. of its ancestor (being of Yadu's family), IX, 24, 3 VP. IV, 12, 16 VāyuP. II, 33, 40 LiṇgaP. I, 68, 42 f. MatsyaP. xliv 140 AgP. BrahmaP. Hariv. 1991 ;
Kṛishṇa MBh. XIII, 7003 ( dās-, B.);
= - ṡabhūmi-ga L. ;
(i) f. a Daṡârha princess gaṇa parṡvādi;
cf. su-

paiṡāca

m. a Piṡāca orﾠ kind of demon ( alsoﾠ as N. of a tribe) MBh. (cf. gaṇa parṡv-ādi);
the eighth orﾠ lowest form of marriage (when a lover secretly embraces a damsel either sleeping orﾠ intoxicated orﾠ disordered in her intellect) Mn. III, 34 ;
(ī) f. a present made at a religious ceremony to secure friendly regard W. ;
(in dram.) a sort of jargon spoken by demons on the stage (cf. piṡāca-bhāshā);
night L. ;
n. N. of wk.
- पैशाचभाष्य

mārutá


relating to orﾠ derived from the wind, windy, aerial Mn. Hariv. etc.;
m. N. of Vishṇu RV. ;
of Rudra VarBṛS. ;
a son of the Maruts (applied to Vāyu, Urdhva-nabhas, Dyutāna orﾠ Nitāna) VS. TS. Br. ṠrS. ;
(= marut) wind, air, the god of wind Mn. MBh. etc.;
vital air, one of the 3 humours of the body Suṡr. ;
breath Ṡiksh. ;
a chief of the Maruts gaṇa parṡv-ādi;
N. of a Marut Yājñ. Sch. ;
of Agni Gṛihyās. ;
pl. the Maruts (regarded as children of Diti) MBh. R. ;
N. of a people MBh. ( B. ;
C. maḍaka);
(ā) f. N. of a woman Vās. Introd. ;
(ī) f. (scil. diṡ orﾠ vidiṡ) the north-west quarter VarBṛS. ;
n. (scil. ṛikska orﾠ nakshatra) the constellation Svāti L. ;
N. of a Sāman. ĀrshBr. ;
- मारुतकोपन
- मारुतपूर्णरन्ध्र
- मारुतमण्डन
- मारुतमय
- मारुतरोग
- मारुतव्रत
- मारुतसुत
- मारुतसूनु

rákshas

n. « anything to be guarded against orﾠ warded off», harm, injury, damage RV. ;
(in RV. and AV. alsoﾠ rakshás, m.) an evil being orﾠ demon, a Rākshasa (q.v.;
in VP. identified with Nirṛiti orﾠ Nairṛita) RV. etc. etc.;
pl. N. of a warlike race gaṇa parṡv-ādi
- रक्षस्त्व
- रक्षस्पाश
- रक्षस्विन्

rākshasa

m. a Rakshas orﾠ demon in general, an evil orﾠ malignant demon (the Rākshasas are sometimes regarded as produced from Brahmā. 's foot, sometimes with Rāvaṇa as descendants of Pulastya, elsewhere they are styled children of Khasā orﾠ Su-rasa;
according to some they are distinguishable into 3 classes, one being of a semi-divine benevolent nature andﾠ ranking with Yakshas etc.;
another corresponding to Titans orﾠ relentless enemies of the gods;
andﾠ a third answering more to nocturnal demons, imps, fiends, goblins, going about at night, haunting cemeteries, disturbing sacrifices andﾠ even devouring human beings;
this last class is the one most commonly mentioned;
their chief place of abode was Laṇkā in Ceylon;
in R. V, 10, 17 etc.. they are fully described;
cf. alsoﾠ IW. 310 RTL. 237) Kauṡ. Up. etc.;
a king of the Rakshas gaṇa parṡv-ādi;
(with Jainas) one of the 8 classes of Vyantaras L. ;
N. of the 30th Muhūrta L. ;
of one of the astronomical Yogas. Col.;
of a minister of Nanda Mudr. ;
of a poet Cat. (cf. below);
m. n. the 49th year in the Jupiter cycle of 6o years VarBṛS. ;
(ī) f. a Rākshasī orﾠ female demon MBh. Kāv. Kathās. ;
the island of the Rākshasas i.e. Laṇkā orﾠ Ceylon Buddh. ;
N. of a malignant spirit supposed to haunt the four corners of a house VarBṛS. ;
of a Yoginī Hcat. ;
night L. ;
a kind of plant (= caṇḍā) L. ;
a large tooth, tusk L. ;
- राक्षसकाव्य
- राक्षसग्रह
- राक्षसघ्न
- राक्षसता
- राक्षसत्व