piśācinī (9544)

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piśācinī
Entry 9544, Page 346, Col. 1
(piSAcinI, piSAcinI)
piśācinī¦ (= Pali pis°; Skt. only piśācī; formation like Skt. yakṣiṇī, f. to yakṣa), also written °canī (doubtless by error), female piśāca, ogress: Mv iii.163.18 (prose, no v.l.; in prec. line piśācī); 164.3, 8; 295.17 (v.l. °canī); °canīyā, n. pl. (Senart em. °yo) iii.292.1 (both mss.).