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प्रघसा

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प्रघसा

Puranic Encyclopaedia  | English  English |   | 
PRAGHASĀ I   A rākṣasī (demoness). she was one among the several leading demonesses who sat around Sītā in Laṅkā to coax her into accepting Rāvaṇa as her husband. An ill-tempered woman, this demoness tried several methods to win Sītā to the side of Rāvaṇa. [Sarga 23, Sundara Kāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa] .
PRAGHASĀ II   A female follower of Subrahmaṇya. [Śloka 16, Chapter 46, Śalya Parva]

प्रघसा

प्रघसा

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
प्र-घसा  f. f.N. of one of the मातृs attending on स्कन्द, [MBh.]

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