a. 1 Free from sin.

2 Multi- form.

[piśitamācāmati, ā + cam bāº ḍa pṛṣoº] A fiend, goblin, devil, spirit, malevolent being; nanvāśvāsi- taḥ piśācopi bhojanena V. 2; Ms. 1. 37; 12. 44. Comp. ālayaḥ phos- phorescence. druḥ a kind of tree. bādhā saṃcāraḥ demoniacal possession. bhāṣā ‘the language of devils’, a gibberish or corruption of Sans- krit, one of the lowest Prā- kṛta dialects used in plays. sabhaṃ 1. an assemblage of fiends.

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m. An epithet of Ku- bera, the god of wealth.

Ved. = piśāca q. v.

1 A she-demon, a fe- maleimp.

2 (At the end of comp.) Devilish or diabolical fondness for a thing; kimanayā āyudhapiśācikayā Mv. 3 ‘devilish fondness for fight- ing’; (piśācī is used in the same sense; tasya khalviyaṃ yāvajjīvamāyudha- piśācī na hṛdayādapakrāmati B. R. 4; or kiyacciramiyamatināṭayiṣyati bhavaṃtamāyudha- [Page0704-a+ 56] piśācī A. R. 4.)

a. [piś aṃgac kicca] Red- dish-brown, reddish, of a tawny colour; madhyasamudraṃ kakubhaḥ piśaṃgīḥ Śi. 3. 33; 1. 6; Ki. 4. 36. gaḥ The tawny colour.

An epithet of Viṣṇu or his attendant.

Bell-metal.

a. Brown, tawny.

ind. A word of no import, occurring in the dialect of the Piśā- chas (mostly used in dramas).