རི་དགས་

རི་དགས། (Wyl. ri dags ) Pron.: ri gé

• Skt. मृगः, mṛga, Pron.: mriga. From Sanskrit: a deer, fawn, gazelle, antelope, stag, musk-deer | the deer or antelope in the moon | the spots on the disk supposed to resemble those of an antelope as well as a hare | the d antelope in the sky (either the Nakshatra Mṛiga-śiras or the sign of the zodiac Capricorn | also in general the 10th arc of 30 degrees in a circle | an elephant with •partic. marks | to | a large soaring bird | N. of a demon or Vṛitra in the form of a deer slain by Indra | of a celestial being (occupying a •partic. place in an •astrol. house divided into 81 compartments) | of a •partic. class of men whose conduct in coitus resembles that of the roebuck | of the district in Śāka-dvīpa inhabited principally by Brāhmans MBh. | of a horse of the Moon | musk | or | a •partic. Aja-pāla sacrifice | search, seeking, asking, requesting [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW