Viśvamitra (14265)
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Entry 14265, Page 502, Col. 1 -
(viSvamitra, viSvamitra)
Viśvamitra¦ (the Pali parallel, DN ii.257.1 has pl. Vessāmittā pañcasatā yakkhā…; the sg. Vessāmitto is a yakkha-leader DN iii.205.2), n. of a yakṣa: °traḥ pañca- śato viśvadevo (are these two epithets of V°, or other names ?) maharddhikaḥ Mahāsamāj. Waldschmidt, Kl. Skt. Texte 4, 167.32. Cf. Viśvāmitra, the usual Skt. form.