Dictionary meanings for piśācaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
[piśitamācāmati, ā + cam bāº ḍa pṛṣoº] A fiend, goblin, devil, spirit, malevolent being; nanvāśvāsi- taḥ piśācopi bhojanena V. 2; Ms. 1. 37; 12. 44. Comp. ālayaḥ phos- phorescence. druḥ a kind of tree. bādhā saṃcāraḥ demoniacal possession. bhāṣā ‘the language of devils’, a gibberish or corruption of Sans- krit, one of the lowest Prā- kṛta dialects used in plays. sabhaṃ 1. an assemblage of fiends.
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