m.Name of the rākṣasa-danu- (son of śrī-;punished by indra- for insolently challenging him to combat;his head and thighs were forced into his body by a blow from the god's thunderbolt, leaving him with long arms and a huge mouth in his belly;it was predicted that he would not recover his original shape until his arms were cut off by rāma- and lakṣmaṇa-). etc.
noun (masculine) name of a Rākṣasa attacking Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa
name of an Atharvaṇa and Gandharva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of certain Ketus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Rāhu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the Rākṣasa Danu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine neuter) a big barrel (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a big cask (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
belly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
headless trunk (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
largebellied vessel (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the clouds which obscure the sun at sunset and sunrise (sometimes personified) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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