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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for वेताल

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वेतालvetāla1 A kind of ghost, a goblin, vampire; particularly a ghost occupying a dead body; नाहमात्म- नाशाय…
    1. 1 A kind of ghost, a goblin, vampire; particularly a ghost occupying a dead body; नाहमात्म- नाशाय वेतालोत्थापनं करिष्यामि 'I shall not raise a devil for my own destruction'; Māl.5.23; Śi.2.6.
    2. A doorkeeper.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -पञ्चविंशतिः, -तिका a collection of 25 fables told by a Vetāla to king Vikramāditya.

    • -साधनम् securing (the favour of) a Vetāla.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वेतालvetālam. (of doubtful derivation) a kind of demon, ghost, spirit, goblin, vampire (esp. one occupying a dead body)…
    1. masculine gender (of doubtful derivation) a kind of demon, ghost, spirit, goblin, vampire (especially one occupying a dead body) Hariv. Ka1v. Katha1s. etc.
    2. masculine gender Name of one of S3iva शिव 's attendants, Ka1lika1P.
    3. masculine gender of a teacher BhP.
    4. masculine gender of a poet catalogue or catalogues
    5. masculine gender a door-keeper (?) Lexicographers
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वेतालvetāla[vetâla] m. kind of demon that takes possession of a dead body: â, f. a form of Durgâ.

    [vetâla] masculine kind of demon that takes possession of a dead body: â, feminine; also equal for a form of Durgâ.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · वेताल

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