वैतालिक

{ vaitālikḥ }

A dictionary, Marathi and English

vaitālika m S A bard whose duty it is to awaken a chief at dawn with music and song.

मराठी (Marathi) WN

See : बंदिजन

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

 पु. प्रातःकाळी गायनवदनानें राजाला जागा करणारा भाट , स्तुतिपाठक ; बंदी . [ सं . ]

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वैतालिक  m.  1. m. one who is possessed by a वेताल, the servant of a वेताल, [W.]
the worshipper of a वेताल, [MW.]
a magician, conjurer, ib.
वैतालिक  m.  2. m. ( fr. वि-ताल) a bard, panegyrist of a king (whose duty also is to proclaim the hour of day), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
-खेड्डताल   = , [L.]

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खेड्डताल

वैतानिक   one who sings out of tune (?), [W.] ( prob. w.r. for 2. above)
वैतालिक  n.  n. knowledge of one of the 64 arts, [BhP.] Sch.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

वैतालिकः [vaitālikḥ]   [विविधस्तालस्तेन व्यवहरति ठक्]
A bard, minstrel.
A magician, conjurer; especially, one who is a votary of Vetāla q. v.
The servant of a Vetāla.
-कम्   Knowledge of one of the 64 arts.-Comp.
-व्रतम्   the duty of a bard.

Shabda-Sagara

वैतालिक  m.  ( -कः)
1. A bard whose duty it is to awaken a chief or prince at dawn with music and song.
2. A singer out of tune.
3. One who has a demon for a familiar, the servant of a Vetāla.
E. वि privative, &c., ताल tune, अण् aff., and ठक् added.

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वि ताल अण् ठक्