Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [apagatā chāyā yasmāt] 1 Shadowless.
2 Having a bad or unlucky shadow.
3 Devoid of bright- ness, dim. yaḥ One that has no shadow, i. e. a god; cf. N. 14. 21; śriyaṃ bhajaṃtāṃ kiyadasya devāśchāyā nalasyāsti tathāpi naiṣām. itīrayaṃtīva tayā niraikṣi sā (chāyā) naiṣadhe na tridaśeṣu teṣu.. yā An un- lucky shadow, apparition, phantom.
