त्रिजटाtrijaṭā

त्रिजटा (trijaṭā) is a Sanskrit word meaning having three matted locks of hair, name of a Brahman, aegle Marmelos, name of a female demon who was friendly to Sita, a Naga virgin. Its 7 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them The Rākṣasī Trijaṭā, A Brāhman named Trijaṭa, A Nāga virgin named Trijaṭā.

Meanings by context

The Rākṣasī Trijaṭā

3 definitions
Name of a female demon who was friendly to Sita.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of a Rakshasi who was friendly to Sita at Ravana’s house

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a female demon

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A Brāhman named Trijaṭa

1 definition
Name of a Brahman

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Nāga virgin named Trijaṭā

1 definition
a Naga virgin

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Epithet/Adjective: Having three matted locks

1 definition
having three matted locks of hair

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The plant Aegle Marmelos

1 definition
Aegle Marmelos

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 3 works: Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.