apacchāyaapa-cchāya, as, ā, am, shadowless, having no shadow, as a deity or celestial being; hav- ing a bad or unlucky shadow; (ā), f. an unlucky shadow, a phantom, apparition.
apacchāyaa. [apagatā chāyā yasmāt] 1 Shadowless. 2 Having a bad or unlucky shadow. 3 Devoid of brightness, dim. —yaḥ One that has no shadow, i. e. a god; cf. N. 14. 21; śriyaṃ bhajaṃtāṃ kiyadasya devāśchāyā nalasyāstitathāpi naiṣām . itīrayaṃtīva tayā niraikṣi sā(chāyā) naiṣadhe na tridaśeṣu teṣu ..—yā An unlucky shadow, apparition, phantom.
apacchāyaa. [apagatā chāyā yasmāt] 1 Shadowless. -2 Having a bad or unlucky shadow. -3 Devoid of brightness, dim. -yaḥ One that has no shadow, i. e. a god; cf. N.14.21; śriyaṃ bhajantāṃ kiyadasya devāśchāyā nala- syāsti tathāpi naiṣām | itīrayantīva tayā niraikṣi sā (chāyā) naiṣadhe na tridaśeṣu teṣu N.14.23 ||-yā An unlucky shadow, apparition, phantom.