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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वैतालिकvaitālikaA bard, minstrel.

    [विविधस्तालस्तेन व्यवहरति ठक्]

    1. A bard, minstrel.
    2. A magician, conjurer; especially, one who is a votary of Vetāla quod vide, which see
    3. The servant of a Vetāla.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कम् Knowledge of one of the 64 arts.

    • -व्रतम् the duty of a bard.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वैतालिकvaitālika[vaitâl-ika] m. [vi-tâla] bard, pane gyrist of a king (whose duty it is also to pro claim the hour of day):…

    [vaitâl-ika] masculine [vi-tâla] bard, pane gyrist of a king (whose duty it is also to pro claim the hour of day): -vrata, neuter duty of a bard.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वैतालिकvaitālikam. one who is possessed by a Veta1la वेताल, the servant of a Veta1la वेताल W.
    1. masculine gender one who is possessed by a Veta1la वेताल, the servant of a Veta1la वेताल W.
    2. masculine gender the worshipper of a Veta1la वेताल MW.
    3. masculine gender a magician, conjurer ibidem
    4. masculine gender (from वि-ताल) a bard, panegyrist of a king (whose duty also is to proclaim the hour of day) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    5. masculine gender Equivalent to -खेड्डताल Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender one who sings out of tune (?) W. (probably wrong reading for 2. वैतानिक a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page))
    7. neuter gender knowledge of one of the 64 arts BhP. Scholiast or Commentator
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  2. तण्डुलवैतालिकtaṇḍulavaitālikan. N. of the 5th Praki1rn2aka प्रकीर्णक of the Jaina जैन canon.

    neuter gender Name of the 5th Praki1rn2aka प्रकीर्णक of the Jaina जैन canon.

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  3. वैतालिकर्णिvaitālikarṇim. (and 706923 ˚णिकण्थ n.) v.l. for बैडालि-क्˚ q.v.

    masculine gender (and 706923 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedणिकण्थ neuter gender) varia lectio for बैडालि-क्that the rest of a word is to be supplied quod vide

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  4. वैतालिकर्णिकण्थvaitālikarṇikaṇthan. 206923

    neuter gender 206923

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  5. वैतालिकव्रतvaitālikavratan. the duty of a bard Ba1lar.

    neuter gender the duty of a bard Ba1lar.

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