mf(A)n. ([Pāṇ. iii, 2, 69], [Kāś.]) consuming flesh or corpses (as Agni), [MBh. i, 932]; [Gṛhyās. i, 11]; [Tithyād.]
m. a carnivorous animal, beast of prey, [MBh. i, 115, 24]
a lion, [L.]
a hawk, [L.]
a goblin, Rākṣasa, [W.]
the fire of the funeral pile, [W.]
N. of a metallic substance, [Bhpr. iv, 30]
m. pl. N. of a class of Manes, [VP.]
m. of a people, [VarBṛS. xiv, 18] (v.l. °vyākhya).