Rāhu (12786)

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Rāhu
Entry 12786, Page 455, Col. 1
(rAhu, rAhu)
Rāhu¦ (= Skt. and Pali id.), in BHS chiefly noted in formulaic lists of asurendras (Rāhu is an asura also in Skt., BR and pw s.v. asura): so Mv iii.138.1; 254.8; SP 5.3; Gv 250.8; Rāhor āgamanam asurāṇām adhipateḥ (so read, text corrupt) Mmk 218.5. In none of these is there any clear indication of association with eclipse. Cf. next.

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