pUtanaH A dead body in a cemetery. — nA 1 N. of a female demon who, while attempting to kill Kṛṣṇa, when but an infant, was herself crushed by him. 2 A demoness, or Rākṣasī in general; mA pUtanAtvamupagAHSivatAtireDi Māl. 9. 49. Comp. — ariH, -sUdanaH, -han m. epithets of Kṛṣṇa.