संस्‍कृत हिन्‍दी अंग्रेजी शब्‍दकोश : पिशाच

पिशाच

राक्षस, जाति-विशेष

demon, name of a people

शब्द-भेद : पुं.

हिन्दी — अंग्रेजी

पिशाच — demon (Noun)

पिशाच — evil, vampire (Noun)

पिशाच — fiend (Noun)

Monier–Williams

पिशाच — {piśācá} m. (ifc. f. {ā}) N. of a class of demons (possibly so called either from their fondness for flesh [{piśa} for {piśita}] or from their yellowish appearance##they were perhaps originally a personification of the ignis fatūs##they are mentioned in the Veda along with Asuras and Rākshasas, See also Mn. xii, 44##in later times they are the children of Krodhā, 276)##a fiend, ogre, demon, imp, malevolent or devilish being AV. &c. &c. (ifc. 'a devil of a -' Kād.)##N. of a Rakshas R##({ā}), f. N. of a daughter of Daksha and mother of the Piśācas VP##({ī}), f. a female Piśācas, a she-devil AV. &c. &c. (also ifc. = m.)##excessive fondness for (ifc##e.g. {āyudha-p}, excessive fondness for fighting) Bālar. Anarghar##a species of Valerian L##N. of a Yogini Hcat

इन्हें भी देखें : अभ्रपिशाच; अभ्रपिशाचक; आशापिशाचिका; उदरपिशाच; कर्णपिशाची; कूपेपिशाचक; गन्धपिशाचिका; दुर्गपिशाच; माल्यवान्; अत्याहारी, उदरपिशाचः, उदरम्भरिः, घस्मरः, आद्यूनः, कुक्षिम्भरिः; पिशाचः; धूपः, तुरुष्कः, पिण्डकः, सिह्लः, यावनः, यक्षधूपः, सर्जरसः, रालः, सर्वरसः, गन्धपिशाचिका;