[mah-ṭiṣac Uṇ. 1. 45] 1 A buffalo; (considered as the vehi- cle of Yama); gāhaṃtāṃ mahiṣā nipāna- salilaṃ śṛṃgairmuhustāḍitaṃ Ś. 2. 6.

2 N. of a demon killed by Durgā. Comp. akṣaḥ, akṣakaḥ a kind of bdellium. ardamaḥ an epithet of Kārtikeya. asuraḥ the demon Mahiṣa. ºghāti- nī, ºmathanī, ºardanī, ºsūdanī epithets of Durgā. dhnī an epithet of Durgā. dhvajaḥ an epithet of Yama. pālaḥ, pālakaḥ a...