Revatigraha, Revatīgraha, Revati-graha: 2 definitions

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Revatigraha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Revatīgraha (रेवतीग्रह).—name of a class of demons (follows rākṣasa; followed by śakuni-graha, which occurs in Sanskrit, see [Boehtlingk and Roth]): Mahāvyutpatti 4765 = Tibetan nam gruḥi gdon, demon of (the constella- tion) Revatī. Perhaps to be connected with prec.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Revatīgraha (रेवतीग्रह):—[=revatī-graha] [from revatī > rai] m. Name of a demon presiding over diseases, [Buddhist literature]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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