jalarākśasī | जलराक्शसी | jalarAkzasI

jala—rākśasī | जल—राक्शसी | f. N. of a female demon (mother of the Nāgas who tried to prevent Hanumat's crossing the straits between the continent and Ceylon by attempting to swallow him; he escaped by reducing himself to the size of a thumb, darting through her huge body and coming out at her right ear), MBh. iii, 16255
(called Su-rasā), R. v, 6, 2 ff.

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