Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Hell, infernal regions; (corresponding to the realm of Pluto; there are said to be 21 dif- ferent parts of these regions where different kinds of tortures are in- flicted upon sinners). kaḥ N. of a demon, king of Prāgjyotiṣa. [According to one account he carried off Aditi's ear-rings and Kṛṣṇa at the re- quest of the gods killed him in a single combat and recovered the jewels. Ac- cording to another account,...
