a. 1 Terrifying, frighten- ing, intimidating.

2 Formidable, terrible.

3 Bullying or blustering (as language). ṇaṃ, -ṇā 1 Terri- fying.

2 A means of terrifying, terror. ṇaḥ N. of a demon and brother of Rāvaṇa. [Though a de- mon by birth, he was extremely sorry for the abduction of Sītā by Rāvaṇa, and severely reprimanded him for his wicked act. He several times advised Rāvaṇa to restore Sītā to Rāma if he...