पैशाच

Monier-Williams · paiśāca
paiśāca mf(ī)n. relating or belonging to the Piśācas, demon-like, infernal GṛS. Mn. MBh. &c. (with graha m. demoniacal possession MBh.) ‖ m. a Piśāca or kind of demon (also as N. of a tribe) MBh. (cf. g. parśv-ādi) ‖ the eighth or lowest form of marriage (when a lover secretly embraces a damsel either sleeping or intoxicated or disordered in her intellect) Mn. iii, 34 ‖ (ī), f. a present made at a religious ceremony to secure friendly regard W ‖ (in dram.) a sort of jargon spoken by demons on the stage (cf. piśāca-bhāṣā) ‖ night L ‖ n. N. of wk