tAmasa a. ( sI f. ) [ tamo'styasya aR ] 1 Dark, consisting of darkness; Māl. 9. 52 ; U. 5. 12. 2 ( pb ) Affected by or relating to tamas or the quality of darkness (the third of the three qualities of nature); Bg. 7. 12 , 17. 2 ; M. 1. 1 ; Ms. 12. 33-34. 3 Ignorant. 4 Vicious. — saH 1 A malignant person, an incendiary, a villain. 2 A snake. 3 An owl. 4 N. of a son of Rāhu. — saM Darkness. — sI 1 Night, a dark night. 2 Sleep. 3 An epithet of Durgā.