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meanings of "yakSa" [1]

m.{a-stem}

1.name of a class of demigods who are described as attendants of kubera, the god of riches, and employed in guarding his gardens and treasures;

2.a kind of ghost or spirit;

3.name of the palace of indra;

4.name of kubera;

5.worship;

6.a dog

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meanings of "yakSa" [2]

n.{a-stem}

1.a ghost;

2.sacrifice;

3.anything honoured

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