Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [aṃdh-kan] Blind; aṃdhakaḥ kubjakaścaiva Pt. 5. 91. kaḥ 1 N. of an Asura, son of Kaśyapa and Diti and killed by Śiva. [He is represent- ed as a demon with 1000 arms and heads, 2000 eyes and feet, and called Andhaka, because he walked like a blind man, though he could see very well; sa vrajatyaṃ- dhavadyasmādanaṃdhopi hi bhārata. tamaṃdhaṃkoyaṃ nāmneti procustatra nivāsinaḥ.. He was slain by Śiva when he...
