रजनीचर

Old Awadhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रजनीचर (rajanīcara).

Noun

रजनीचर (rajanīcara)

1. night-wanderer; demon, rakshasa
   • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Saṅkaṭmocan Hanumān Aṣṭak :

     ताहि समय हनुमान महाप्रभु जाय महा रजनीचर मारो ।

     tāhi samaya hanumāna mahāprabhu jāya mahā rajanīcara māro.

     Just then, the Great Lord Hanuman went and killed great demons.