अधिजिह्वः [अधिका जिह्वा यस्य] A serpent (who has a forked tongue). This arose from the attempt of the serpents to lick the nectar placed on a bed of Kuśa grass, the sharp points of which pricked the tongue and split it into two. -ह्वा-जिह्विका [अधिरूढा जिह्वा, स्वार्थे कन् 1 The uvula. -2 A sort of swelling of the tongue or epiglottis.
noun (masculine) fire (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Dānava (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a demon causing diseases (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an attendant (of Skanda) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a particular disease of the tongue (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a snake (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
informer (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Rakṣas (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
scoundrel (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
thief (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
villain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) fire (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Agni (the 7 tongues of fire have all names) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
[rel.] name of Śiva Frequency rank 25691/72933
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