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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. यातुyātu1 A traveller, a way-farer.
    1. 1 A traveller, a way-farer.
    2. Wind.
    3. Time.
    4. An evil spirit, a demon, Rākṣasa. -Neuter
    5. An evil spirit, a demon.
    6. 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.

  2. अयातुayātua.Ved. Not demoniacal; free from evil spirits.

    Vedic Not demoniacal; free from evil spirits.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -तुः Not a demon, not an evil spirit, not destructive. ह्वयामि देवाँ अयातुरग्ने Rv.7.34.8.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. यातुyātu[yâ-tú] m. [√yâ: attack], (V.) sorcery; kind of fiend: -dhấna, m., î, f. kind of fiend or goblin.

    [yâ-tú] masculine [√yâ: attack], (Veda, Vedic) sorcery; kind of fiend: -dhấna, masculine, î, feminine; also equal for kind of fiend or goblin.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. यातुyātum. one who goes, a traveller L.
    1. masculine gender one who goes, a traveller Lexicographers
    2. masculine gender "going against, attack (?)", sorcery, witchcraft fg-veda AV. Ka1t2h. S3Br.
    3. masculine gender a kind of evil, spirit, fiend, demon fg-veda AV. Kaus3.
    4. masculine gender wind Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender time Lexicographers
    6. neuter gender Equivalent to रक्षस् Lexicographers
    7. etc. see page and participle 849, column 2 .
  2. अयातुayātum. not a demon RV. vii, 34, 8 and 104, 16.

    masculine gender not a demon fg-veda vii, 34, 8 and 104, 16.

  3. उलूकयातुulūkayātu(/उलूक˚) m. a demon in the shape of an owl RV. vii, 104, 22 AV. viii, 4, 22.

    (/उलूकthat the rest of a word is to be supplied) masculine gender a demon in the shape of an owl fg-veda vii, 104, 22 AV. viii, 4, 22.

  4. कोकयातुkokayātu(क्/ओक-) m. a ghost in the shape of a cuckoo RV. vii, 104, 22.

    (क्/ओक-) masculine gender a ghost in the shape of a cuckoo fg-veda vii, 104, 22.

  5. गृध्रयातुgṛdhrayātu(ग्/ऋध्˚) m. a vulture-shaped demon RV. vii, 104, 22.

    (ग्/ऋध्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) masculine gender a vulture-shaped demon fg-veda vii, 104, 22.

  6. तुल्यातुल्यtulyātulyamfn. like and unlike.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective like and unlike.

  7. देवयातुdevayātum. "a heavenly Ya1tu यातु" Ka1t2h. (v.r. ˚त; cf. दैव-यातव).

    masculine gender "a heavenly Ya1tu यातु" Ka1t2h. (v.r. that the rest of a word is to be suppliedत; confer, compare दैव-यातव).