a class or troop of demons.

(astrol.) one of the three class of human beings classified based on their birth-stars (considered while matching the horoscopes of a girl and a boy before their marriage); persons whose birth star is ಕೃತ್ತಿಕೆ, ಆಶ್ಲೇಷೆ, ಮಖೆ, ಚಿತ್ತೆ, ವಿಶಾಖೆ, ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠ, ಮೂಲ, ಧನಿಷ್ಟೆ or ಶತಭಿಷೆ.