Alternative spellings of this word include Uruvyachas.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Uruvyacas (उरुव्यचस्).—a. P.VI.1.17 Vārt.4. widely extended, extensive. उरुव्यचाः कण्टकः (uruvyacāḥ kaṇṭakaḥ) Mahābhārata on P.VI.1.17. -m. a malignant spirit, an imp.

Uruvyacas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uru and vyacas (व्यचस्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uruvyacas (उरुव्यचस्).—m.

(-cāḥ) A malignant sprite, an imp or goblin. E. uru much, vyac to deceive, asun Unadi aff.

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

Uruvyacas (उरुव्यचस्).—[adjective] capacious, widely extending.

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

1) Uruvyacas (उरुव्यचस्):—[=uru-vyacas] [from uru] mfn. occupying wide space, widely extending, widely capacious, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxvii, 16]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Rakṣas, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Uruvyacas (उरुव्यचस्):—[uru-vyacas] (cāḥ) 5. m. An imp.

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Partial matches: Vyacas, Uru.

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