a. (kī f.) 1 Connected with or relating to sleep.

2 Somni- ferous. kaṃ A night-attack, an attack on sleeping men. Comp. pa- rvan n. N. of the tenth parvan or book of the Mahābhārata which relates how Aśvatthāman, Kṛta- varman and Kṛpa-the only sur- viving Kuru warriors-attacked by night the Pāṇḍava camp and slaughtered thousands of warriors while asleep. vadhaḥ the great noc- turnal slaughter of Pāṇḍava...

mfn. (fr. supta) connected with or relating to sleep, nocturnal Mr2icch. 1253,2 253516 n. an attack on sleeping men, nocturnal combat MBh.; R.; Ka1m. 158800 1253,2 253517 n. N. of the 10th book of the Maha1-bha1rata mahā-bhārata (describing how the three surviving Kuru kuru warriors, As3vattha1man aśvatthāman, Kr2ita-varman kṛta-varman, and Kr2ipa kṛpa, after the destruction of their army, attacked the camp of the...