jaṭāyuḥ

Dictionary meanings for jaṭāyuḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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jaṭāyuḥ

Normalized lookup: jatayuh

Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

m. A son of Śyenī and Aruṇa, a semi divine bird. [He was a great friend of Daśaratha. [Page0504-b+ 59] He once saved his life while he was thrown down along with his car by Saturn against whom he had proceeded when a drought, said to be caused by the planet, well-nigh devastated the earth. While Rāvaṇa was carrying away Sītā Ja ta yu heard her cries in the chariot and fought most desperately with the formidable...

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