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[apte] [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....

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[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...

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Part of Speech: NOUN
Total Occurrences: 857
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DCS: name of a particular fabulous being

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Rāmāyaṇa surface: niśitaiḥ

hantāro niśitaiḥ śastrair balād bāhubalair api
Rāmāyaṇa surface: niśāyāṃ

niśāyāṃ suprabhātāyāṃ viśvāmitro 'bhyabhāṣata
Rāmāyaṇa surface: niśā

suprabhātā niśā rāma pūrvā saṃdhyā pravartate