Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. (of doubtful derivation) a kind of demon, ghost, spirit, goblin, vampire (esp. one occupying a dead body) Hariv.; Ka1v.; Katha1s. &c 1014,3 205573 m. N. of one of S3iva śiva 's attendants, Ka1lika1P. 1014,3 205574 m. of a teacher BhP. 1014,3 205575 m. of a poet Cat. 1014,3 205576