अतिकायatikāya

अतिकाय (atikāya) is a Sanskrit word meaning gigantic, name of a Rakshasa, very big or tall, the son of Ravana who was a Rakshasa killed by Lakshmana, a demon killed in the war at Lanka. Its 10 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Adjective: Gigantic / Of extraordinary size, Proper Noun: Name of a Rākṣasa, Dual Meaning: Adjective (Gigantic) and Proper Noun (Rākṣasa Name).

Definitions: 10

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Meanings by context

Adjective: Gigantic / Of extraordinary size

6 definitions

gigantic

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

gigantic

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gigantic

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gigantic

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gigantic

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

very big or tall

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper Noun: Name of a Rākṣasa

3 definitions

Name of a Rakshasa

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the son of Ravana who was a Rakshasa killed by Lakshmana

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A demon killed in the war at Lanka.

— The Purana Index

Dual Meaning: Adjective (Gigantic) and Proper Noun (Rākṣasa Name)

1 definition

1. Gigantic. 2. The name of a Rakshasa.

— Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 8 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.