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Entry यातु
यातुyātu1 A traveller, a way-farer.
1 A traveller, a way-farer.
Wind.
Time.
An evil spirit, a demon, Rākṣasa. -Neuter
An evil spirit, a demon.
A weapon.
Derived forms and compounds
-घ्नः Bdellium.
-धानः an evil spirit, a demon; निघातयिष्यन् युधि यातुधानान् Bk.2.21; R.12.45.
-नारी a female demon; बभ्राम त्रिजगति या तु यातुनारी Rām. Ch.7.1.