བྱ་ལྦང་

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བྱ་ལྦང། (Wyl. bya lbang ) Pron.: ja bang

  • Skt. चकोरः, cakora, Pron.: chakora. From Sanskrit: the Greek partridge (Perdix rufa | fabled to subsist on moonbeams | hence | 'an eye drinking the nectar of a moon-like face' is poetically called | the eyes of the Cakora are said to turn red when they look on poisoned food | on | N. of a people | of a prince | of a town (?) [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW