yakṣ यक्ष् (perhaps Desid. of a √ yah, from which yahu and yahva) cl. 1. P. Ā. yákṣati, °te, (prob.) to be quick, speed on (only in pra-√ yakṣ, q.v.; and once in yakṣāmas, to explain yakṣa, [R. vii, 4, 12]), cl. 10. Ā. yakṣayate, to worship, honour, [Dhātup. xxxiii, 19.] yakṣā यक्षा (ā), f. N. of a woman, [HPariś.] yakṣī यक्षी (ī), f. a female Yakṣa, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. (yakṣīṇām prathamā yakṣī = durgā, [Hariv.]) N. of Kubera's wife, [L.] f. of yakṣa above. yakṣa यक्ष yakṣá n. a living supernatural being, spiritual apparition, ghost, spirit, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [Br.]; [GṛŚrS.] (accord. to some native Comms. = yajña, pujā, pūjita &c.) yakṣá m. N. of a class of semi-divine beings (attendants of Kubera, exceptionally also of Viṣṇu; described as sons of Pulastya, of Pulaha, of Kaśyapa, of Khasā or Krodhā; also as produced from the feet of Brahmā; though generally regarded as beings of a benevolent and inoffensive disposition, like the Yakṣa in Kālidāsa's Megha-dūta, they are occasionally classed with Piśācas and other malignant spirits, and sometimes said to cause demoniacal possession; as to their position in the Buddhist system See [MWB. 206, 218]), [Up.]; [GṛS.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. (with Jainas) a subdivision of the Vyantaras N. of Kubera, [VarYogay.] of a Muni, [R.] of a son of Śvaphalka, [VP.] of Indra's palace, [L.] a dog, [L.] yakṣu यक्षु yákṣu m. sg. or pl. N. of a race or tribe, [RV.] yakṣan यक्षन् prob. w.r. for yakṣman (q.v.), [MārkP.] yakṣeś यक्षेश् m. N. of the servants of the 11th and 18th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī, [L.] yakṣin यक्षिन् yakṣín mfn. having life, living, really existing (accord. to [Sāy.] = pūjanīya), [RV.] yakṣma यक्ष्म yákṣma m. sickness, disease in general or N. of a large class of diseases (prob. of a consumptive nature), [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.] pulmonary disease, consumption, [TS.]; [Kāṭh.] &c. in comp. for °man. yakṣya यक्ष्य yákṣya mfn. (prob.) active, restless, [RV. viii, 60, 3] ([Sāy.] = yaṣṭavya). yakṣaṇa यक्षण n. = jakṣaṇa (q.v.), [MārkP.] yakṣaka यक्षक m. = yakṣa N. of certain mythical beings attending on Kubera, [R.] yakṣatā यक्षता yakṣa—tā, f. ([Kathās.]) or yakṣa—tva, n. ([R.]) the state or condition of a Y°. yakṣeśa यक्षेश m. = next, [W.] yakṣiṇī यक्षिणी f. of yakṣín a female Yakṣa, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. Kubera's wife, [L.] a sort of female demon or fiend (attached to the service of Durgā and frequently, like a sylph or fairy, maintaining intercourse with mortals), [W.] f. See above. yakṣman यक्ष्मन् m. pulmonary consumption, consumption, [KātyŚr.], Sch.; [MBh.] &c. yakṣmin यक्ष्मिन् mfn. consumptive, phthisical, [MW.] one who suffers from pulmonary consumption, [Mn.]; [MBh.] yakṣāṅgī यक्षाङ्गी f. N. of a river, [Śatr.] yakṣītva यक्षीत्व yakṣī—tva n. the state or condition of a female Yakṣa, [Kathās.] yakṣabhṛt यक्षभृत् yakṣa—bhṛ́t mfn. supporting or nourishing living beings (?), [RV. i, 190, 4.] yakṣadṛś यक्षदृश् yakṣa—dṛ́ś mfn. having the appearance of a Y° (accord. to [Sāy.] = utsavasya draṣṭā), [RV.] yakṣarāj यक्षराज् yakṣa—rāj m. ‘king of the Y°s’, N. of Kubera, [R.]; [BhP.] of Maṇi-bhadra, [MBh.] a palaestra or place prepared for wrestling and boxing, [L.] yakṣatva यक्षत्व yakṣa—tā, f. ([Kathās.]) or yakṣa—tva, n. ([R.]) the state or condition of a Y°. yakṣmodhā यक्ष्मोधा yakṣmodhā́ f. (prob.) the seat of a disease, [AV.] (yakṣmaḥ-dhā, Pada-pāṭha). yakṣādhipa यक्षाधिप ([MBh.]) or yakṣādhi°pati ([ṢaḍvBr.]), m. ‘lord of the Y°s’, N. of Kubera. yakṣāvāsa यक्षावास m. ‘abode of the Y°s’, the Indian fig-tree, [L.] yakṣadhūpa यक्षधूप yakṣa—dhūpa m. a partic. incense, [Hcat.] the resin of Shorea Robusta, [L.] resin in general, [W.] (also °paka, [Gal.]) yakṣabali यक्षबलि yakṣa—bali m. an oblation to the Y°s (a partic. nuptial ceremony), [ĀpGṛ.] Comm. yakṣadāsī यक्षदासी yakṣa—dāsī f. N. of a wife of Śūdraka, [Daś.] yakṣadara यक्षदर yakṣa—dara N. of a district, [Rājat.] yakṣakūpa यक्षकूप yakṣa—kūpa m. ‘Yakṣa-tank’, N. of a place, [Cat.] yakṣapāla यक्षपाल yakṣa—pāla m. N. of a king, [Buddh.] yakṣapati यक्षपति yakṣa—pati m. a king of the Y°s [Kathās.] N. of Kubera, [Hariv.]; [BhP.] yakṣarāja यक्षराज yakṣa—rāja m. ‘Y°-king’, N. of Kubera, [MBh.] yakṣarasa यक्षरस yakṣa—rasa m. a kind of intoxicating drink, [L.] yakṣasena यक्षसेन yakṣa—sena m. N. of a king, [Buddh.] yakṣataru यक्षतरु yakṣa—taru m. the Indian fig-tree, [L.] yakṣendra यक्षेन्द्र m. a king of the Y°s [R.]; [MārkP.] N. of Kubera, [MBh.]; [R.] yakṣmaghnī यक्ष्मघ्नी yakṣma—ghnī f. ‘destroying consumption’, grapes, raisins, [L.] yakṣāṅganā यक्षाङ्गना f. a Y° woman, [Megh.] yakṣadattā यक्षदत्ता yakṣa—dattā f. N. of a woman, [HPariś.] yakṣagraha यक्षग्रह yakṣa—graha m. ‘the being possessed by Y°s’, a partic. kind of insanity, [MBh.] yakṣamalla यक्षमल्ल yakṣa—malla m. (with Buddhists) N. of one of the 5 Lokeśvaras, [W.] yakṣarātri यक्षरात्रि yakṣa—rātri f. ‘night of the Y°s’, N. of a festival (= dīpālī, q.v.), [L.] yakṣasthala यक्षस्थल yakṣa—sthala m. (!) N. of a place, [Cat.] yakṣavitta यक्षवित्त yakṣa—vitta mfn. one whose property is like that of the Y°s, one who has merely the guardianship of property and does not make use of it himself, [BhP.] yakṣeśvara यक्षेश्वर m. a king of the Y°s [Megh.] N. of Kubera, [Hit.] yakṣiṇītva यक्षिणीत्व yakṣiṇī—tva n. the state or condition of a female Y°, [Kathās.] yakṣādhipati यक्षाधिपति yakṣādhipa ([MBh.]) or yakṣādhi°pati ([ṢaḍvBr.]), m. ‘lord of the Y°s’, N. of Kubera. yakṣāmalaka यक्षामलक n. the fruit of a species of date, [L.] yakṣāyatana यक्षायतन n. a temple dedicated to the Y°s [Kathās.] yakṣabhavana यक्षभवन yakṣa—bhavana n. a temple dedicated to Y°s [Kathās.] yakṣanāyaka यक्षनायक yakṣa—nāyaka m. N. of the servant of the 4th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī, [L.] yakṣapraśna यक्षप्रश्न yakṣa—praśna m. N. of wk. yakṣavarman यक्षवर्मन् yakṣa—varman m. N. of a commentator, [Śākaṭ.], Sch. yakṣmagraha यक्ष्मग्रह yakṣma—graha m. an attack of consumption, consumption, [ib.] yakṣakardama यक्षकर्दम yakṣa—kardama m. an ointment or perfumed paste (consisting of camphor, Agallochum, musk, sandalwood and Kakkola), [KātyŚr.], Sch.; [Dhanv.]; [Hcat.] yakṣarāṭpurī यक्षराट्पुरी yakṣa—°rāṭ-purī f. N. of Alakā, the capital of Kubera, [L.] yakṣmagṛhīta यक्ष्मगृहीत yakṣma—gṛhīta mfn. seized or afflicted with consumption, [ĀśvGṛ.] yakṣmagrasta यक्ष्मग्रस्त yakṣma—grasta mfn. attacked by consumption, [BhP.] yakṣmanāśana यक्ष्मनाशन yakṣma—nā́śana mf(I)n. destroying or removing sickness, [AV.] yakṣma—nā́śana m. the reputed author of the hymn, [RV. x, 161.] yakṣadevagṛha यक्षदेवगृह yakṣa—deva-gṛha n. a temple dedicated to the Y°s [Kathās.] yakṣiṇīkavaca यक्षिणीकवच yakṣiṇī—kavaca m. n. (?) N. of wk. yakṣiṇīmantra यक्षिणीमन्त्र yakṣiṇī—mantra m. N. of wk. yakṣiṇīpaṭala यक्षिणीपटल yakṣiṇī—paṭala m. or n. (?) N. of wk. yakṣiṇīsādhana यक्षिणीसाधन yakṣiṇī—sādhana n. N. of wk. yakṣiṇītantra यक्षिणीतन्त्र yakṣiṇī—tantra n. N. of wk. yakṣadigvijaya यक्षदिग्विजय yakṣa—dig-vijaya m. N. of wk. yakṣodumbaraka यक्षोदुम्बरक n. the fruit of the Ficus Religiosa, [L.] (w.r. yakṣoḍ°). yakṣeśvaramedhīya यक्षेश्वरमेधीय yakṣeśvara—medhīya n. N. of wk. yakṣiṇīvetālasādhana यक्षिणीवेतालसाधन yakṣiṇī—vetāla-sādhana n. N. of wk. yakṣagrahaparipīḍita यक्षग्रहपरिपीडित yakṣa—graha—paripīḍita mfn. afflicted with it, [Suśr.]