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.] yakṣan यक्षन् prob. w.r. for yakṣman (q.v.), [MārkP.] 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°. 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°. 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.] 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.] 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. 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.] yakṣadevagṛha यक्षदेवगृह yakṣa—deva-gṛha n. a temple dedicated to the Y°s [Kathās.] yakṣadigvijaya यक्षदिग्विजय yakṣa—dig-vijaya m. N. of wk. yakṣagrahaparipīḍita यक्षग्रहपरिपीडित yakṣa—graha—paripīḍita mfn. afflicted with it, [Suśr.]