The Sanskrit term Maitrākṣajyotika can be transliterated into English as Maitraksajyotika or Maitrakshajyotika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Maitrākṣajyotika (मैत्राक्षज्योतिक).—i. e. maitra-akṣa-jyoti (instead of jyotis), + ka, m. The name of a demon, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 12, 72.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Maitrākṣajyotika (मैत्राक्षज्योतिक).—[masculine] a kind of phantom or demon.

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

Maitrākṣajyotika (मैत्राक्षज्योतिक):—[=maitrākṣa-jyotika] [from maitra] m. Name of a [particular] class of evil beings, [Manu-smṛti xii, 72.]

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Partial matches: Jyotika.

Full-text: Jyotika.

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