f. [rā-trip vā ṅīp] 1 Night; rātrirgatā matimatāṃ vara muṃca śayyāṃ R. 5. 66; divā kākaravādbhītā rātrau ta- rati narmadām.

2 The darkness of night.

3 Turmeric.

4 One of the four forms or bodies of Brahmā. Comp. aṭaḥ 1. a goblin, demon, ghost.

2. a thief aṃdha a. night- blind. karaḥ 1. the moon.

2. cam- phor. caraḥ (also rātriṃcara) (rī f.) 1. ‘a night-rover’, robber. thief.

2. a watchman,...