# अतिकाय (atikāya)

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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).

- **SLP1:** `atikAya`  **IAST:** atikāya  **Devanagari:** अतिकाय
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atikaya
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/atikaya/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Adjective: Gigantic / Of extraordinary size (6 definitions)
- gigantic  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 12,2] अति (ati) — काय (—kāya) mfn. of extraordinary body or size, gigantic [ ID=2573 ]
- gigantic  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अतिकाय (atikāya) [Printed book page 0029-c ] अतिकाय (atikāya) a. [ अत्युत्कटः कायो यस्य (atyutkaṭaḥ kāyo yasya).] Of an extraordinary size, gigantic
- Gigantic  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अति (ati) काय (kāya) (atikāya) [Printed book page 016 ] अति (ati) काय (kāya) (atikāya) mfn. ( - यः - या - यं (-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) ) Gigantic. E. अति (ati), and काय (kāya) body. [ ID=692 ]
- Gigantic  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अतिकाय (atikāya) [Printed book page 014-a ] अति - काय (ati-kāya) ( यः - या - यं ) ((yaḥ-yā-yaṃ)) a. Gigantic. [ ID=612 ]
- Gigantic  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अतिकाय (kāya) (atikāya) [Printed book page 013-b ] अतिकाय (kāya) (atikāya) mfn. ( - यः - या - यं (-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) ) Gigantic. E. अति, (ati,) and काय (kāya) body. [ ID=691 ]
- very big or tall  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अतिकाय (atikāya) [Printed book page 008 ] अतिकाय (atikāya) a. very big or tall. [ ID=492 ]

### Proper Noun: Name of a Rākṣasa (3 definitions)
- Name of a Rakshasa  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > अति (ati) — काय (—kāya) m. N. of a Rākṣasa, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) [ ID=2574 ]
- the son of Ravana who was a Rakshasa killed by Lakshmana  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — यः (yaḥ) N. of a Rākṣasa, son of Rāvaṇa who was killed by Lakṣmaṇa. [ ID=515 ]
- A demon killed in the war at Lanka.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > अतिकाय (atikāya) [Printed book page 1-038 ] Atikāya — a Rākṣasa who was killed in the war at Laṅkā. Bhā. IX. 10. 18. [ ID=279 ]

### Dual Meaning: Adjective (Gigantic) and Proper Noun (Rākṣasa Name) (1 definition)
- 1. Gigantic. 2. The name of a Rakshasa.  
  *Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अति (ati) काय (kāya) (atikāya) [Printed book page 032-b ] अति (ati) काय (kāya) (atikāya) Bahuvr. I. m. f. n. ( - यः (-yaḥ)- या - यम् (-yaḥ-yā-yam) ) Gigantic. II. m. ( - यः (-yaḥ) ) The name of a Rākṣasa. E. अति (ati) and काय (kāya). [ ID=1127 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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