راهو

राहु rāhu, vulg. राहू rāhū, s.m. (Myth.) Name of a Daitya or demon (son of Vipra-ćitti and Sinhikā) who is supposed to seize the sun and moon and thus cause eclipses; (in Astron.) the dragon's head, the ascending node of a planet;—rāhu-ketu, vulg. rāhū-get, s.m. The ascending and descending nodes of a planet:—rāhu-grāsor rāhu-grāh, s.m. Eclipse of the sun or moon.