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aṅgīraso

aṅgīrasa

masc nom sg of aṅgīrasa (noun)

1. epithet of the Buddha; (comm) emitting rays from the limbs; lit. descendent of Aṅgīras
2. name of a Vedic sage

Etymology. aṅgiras > aṅgīras + *a; Sanskrit aṅgiras

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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