m. (he is regarded as the son of viśravas- by iḍaviḍā-[ ],the chief of the yakṣa-s, and a friend of rudra-[ ];he is represented as having three legs and only eight teeth;with jaina-s he is the attendant of the nineteenth arhat- of the present avasarpiṇī-)
m. N. of the regent of the spirits of the lower regions and of darkness (V.); god of wealth, the world guardian of the North; -datta, m. N. of a mythical being; -valla bha, m. N. of a Vaisya.
noun (masculine) (afterwards) the god of riches and treasure (regent of the northern quarter which is hence called kuberaguptā diś) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
(originally) name of a chief of the evil beings or spirits or darkness having the name Vaiśravaṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a prince of Devarāṣṭra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the author of the Dattacandrikā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the great-grandfather of Bāṇa-bhaṭṭa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the tree Cedrela Toona (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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