m. [keśa-ini] 1 A lion.

2 N. of a Rākṣasa slain by Kṛsh- ṇa.

3 N. of another Rākṣasa who carried Devasenā and who was slain by Indra.

4 An epithet of Kṛṣṇa.

5 One having fine hair. Comp. nipūdanaḥ, mathanaḥ epithets of Kṛṣṇa; Bg. 18. 1.