vidyut विद्युत् vi—dyut mfn. (for 2. See under vi-√ dyut) devoid of splendour, lustreless, [L.] vi-√ dyut Ā. -dyotate (Ved. also P.), to flash forth, lighten, shine forth (as the rising sun), [RV.] &c. &c. (ví-dyotate, ‘it lightens’; vi-dyótamāne, ‘when it lightens’); to hurl away by a stroke of lightning, [RV.]; to illuminate, [MBh.] : Caus. -dyotayati, to illuminate, irradiate, enlighten, make brilliant, [MBh.]; [R.] &c.: Intens. (only. vi-dávidyutat) to shine brightly, [RV.] vidyút mfn. flashing, shining, glittering, [RV.]; [VS.]; [ĀśvGṛ.] vidyút m. a partic. Samādhi, [Kāraṇḍ.] N. of an Asura, [Cat.] of a Rākṣasa, [VP.] vidyút f. lightning (rarely n.), a flashing thunderbolt (as the weapon of the Maruts), [RV.] &c. &c. vidyút f. the dawn, [L.] pl. N. of the four daughters of Prajā-pati Bahuputra, [Hariv.] a species of the Ati-jagatī metre, [Col.] vidyutā विद्युता f. = 2. vidyut, lightning (see comp.) a partic. Sakti, [Hcat.] N. of an Apsaras, [MBh.] vidyutya विद्युत्य vidyutyà mfn. being or existing in lightning, [VS.] (cf. [Pāṇ. iv, 4, 110], Sch.) vidyutaya विद्युतय Nom. Ā. °yate, to flash or gleam (like lightning), be radiant, [MW.] vidyutvat विद्युत्वत् vidyut—vat mfn. containing or charged with lightning (a cloud), [MBh.]; [Megh.] vidyut—vat m. a thunder-cloud, [Kum.] N. of a mountain, [Hariv.]; [R.] vidyutākṣa विद्युताक्ष vidyutā°kṣa (°itākṣa) m. ‘lightning-eyed’, N. of one of Skanda's attendants, [MBh.] vidyutkeśa विद्युत्केश vidyut—keśa ([R.]) or vidyut—ke°śin ([Cat.]), m. N. of a Rākṣasa vidyutpāta विद्युत्पात vidyut—pāta m. a stroke of lightning, [Prab.] vidyutsani विद्युत्सनि vidyut—sáni mfn. bringing lightning, [MaitrS.] vidyutkampa विद्युत्कम्प vidyut—kampa m. the quivering or flashing of lightning, [Megh.] vidyutkeśin विद्युत्केशिन् vidyut—keśa ([R.]) or vidyut—ke°śin ([Cat.]), m. N. of a Rākṣasa ([Cat.]) N. of a king of the Rākṣasas, [MW.] vidyutparṇā विद्युत्पर्णा vidyut—parṇā f. N. of an Apsaras, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] vidyutprabhā विद्युत्प्रभा vidyut—prabhā f. N. of a granddaughter of the Daitya Bali, [ib.] of the daughter of a king of the Rākṣasas, [ib.] of the daughter of a king of the Yakṣas, [ib.] of a Surāṅganā, [Siṃhās.] of a serpent-maiden, [Kāraṇḍ.] pl. N. of a class of Apsarasas, [MBh.] vidyutprabha विद्युत्प्रभ vidyut—prabha mfn. flashing like lightning, [L.] vidyut—prabha m. N. of a Ṛṣi, [MBh.] of a king of the Daityas, [Kathās.] vidyutpriya विद्युत्प्रिय vidyut—priya n. ‘lightning-loved’, brass, bell-metal, [L.] vidyutpuñjā विद्युत्पुञ्जा vidyut—puñjā f. N. of his daughter, [ib.] vidyutpuñja विद्युत्पुञ्ज vidyut—puñja m. N. of a Vidyā-dhara, [Kathās.] vidyutpatāka विद्युत्पताक vidyut—patāka m. ‘having lightning for its banner’, N. of one of the seven clouds at the destruction of the world, [Cat.] vidyutsampātam विद्युत्सम्पातम् vidyut—sampātam ind. like a flash of lightning, i.e. in an instant, in a trice, [MBh.] vidyutprapatana विद्युत्प्रपतन vidyut—prapatana n. a stroke of lightning, [Hariv.]