[nitarāṃ śyati tanūkaroti vyāpārā- n śo-ka Tv.] 1 Night; yāniśā sarvabhūtānāṃ tasyāṃ jāgarti saṃyamī Bg. 2. 69.

2 Tur- meric.

3 A dream.

4 A collective name for the zodiacal signs Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Sagit- tarius, and Capricorn. Comp. aṭaḥ, aṭanaḥ 1. an owl.

2. a demon, ghost, goblin. aṭakaḥ bdellium. atikramaḥ, atyayaḥ, aṃtaḥ, avasānaṃ 1. the passing away of night.

2. daybreak....