masculine, neuter · naraka 1 · naraka 2
hell
a pit; a cleft
Naraka [Sanskrit naraka; etymology doubtful, problematic whether to Greek νέρτερος (= inferus), Anglo-Saxon nord = north as region of the underworld] 1. a pit D I 234; Thag 869; Ja IV 268 (°āvāṭa Pv-a 225). 2. a name for Niraya, i.e. Hell; a place of torment for the deceased (see Niraya and cf. list of narakas at Divy 67) S I 209; Snp 706; Pv-a 52; Saddh 492 (saṃsāraghora°), 612. -aṅgāra the ashes of Hell Saddh 32.
煉獄，地獄。~ggi,【陽】 地獄火。
(masc, masc) pit; chasm
(masc, masc) pit of hell; chasm of the underworld purgatory, hell