दैतेय

{ daitēyḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

दैतेय  m.  m. ( fr. दिति) a son or descendant of दिति, an असुर, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [R.] &c.
N. of राहु, [Var.]
दैतेय  mfn.  mf( ई)n. proceeding from or belonging to the दैतेयs, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

दैतेयः [daitēyḥ]   [दितेरपत्यं-ढक्]
'A son of Diti', a Rākṣasa; demon.
 N. N. of Rāhu. -Comp.
-इज्यः, -गुरुः,   -पुरोधस्m.,
-पूज्यः   epithets of Śukra, the preceptor of theAsuras.
-निषूदनः   an epithet of Viṣṇu.
-मातृ  f. f. Diti, mother of the demons.
-मेदजा   the earth (supposed to be produced from the marrow of मधु and कैटभ).

Shabda-Sagara

दैतेय  m.  ( -यः) A demon, an Asur, the Titan or giant of Hindu mytho- logy.
E. दिति the mother of the giants, and ढक् affix of descent.

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