yakzaH [ yakzyate, yakz-karmaRi GaY ] 1 N. of a class of demigods who are described as attendants of Kubera, the god of riches, and employed in guarding his gardens and treasures; yakzottamA yakzapatiM DaneSaM rakzaMti vE prAsagadAdihastAH Hariv. , Me. 1 , 66 ; Bg. 10. 23 , 11. 22. 2 A kind of ghost or spirit. 3 N. of the palace of Indra. 4 N. of Kubera. 5 Worship. — kzaM 1 A ghost, 2 Sacrifice. 3 Anything honoured. — kzI 1 A female Yakṣa. 2 N. of Kubera's wife. Comp. — aDipaH . — aDipatiH, -iMdraH Kubera, the lord of Yakṣas. — AmalakaM the fruit of the piMqaKarjUra tree. — AvAsaH the fig-tree. — kardamaH an ointment consisting of camphor, agallochum, musk and Kakkola (according to others, also sandal and saffron) mixed in equal proportions; ( karpUrAgfrukastUrIkakkolEryakzakardamaH Ak. ; kukumAgurukastUrI karpUraM cadanaM taTA . mahAsu ( pb ) gaMDamityuktaM nAmato yakzakardamaH .. ). — grahaH the being possessed by Yakṣas or evil spirits. — taruH the fig-tree. — DUpaH resin, incense. — rasaH a kind of intoxicating drink. — rAj m. N. of Kubera. 2 a place prepared for wrestling and boxing. — rAjaH N. of Kubera. — rAtriH f. the festival called Dīpālī. q. v. — vittaH one who is like a Yakṣa, i. e. the guardian of wealth, but who never uses it.