chāya (6410)

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chāya
Entry 6410, Page 236, Col. 1
(CAya, CAya)
chāya¦, m., and chāyā (see also duśchāya, °yā, mahāchāyā), a kind of evil supernatural being, acc. to Tib. on Mvy 4763 chāyā = grib gnon, harpy, a demon that defiles and poisons food; fem. also Mmk 17.8; Māy 219.10, etc.; masc., na chāyaḥ chāyasamatīye sthānaṃ Māy 226.24.