You are the eighth of the Rudras and the fifth of the Sādhyas;-the Asvinis are your two ears and the sun and the moon are your eyes. 1. A demi-god-an inferior manifestation of Śiva: they are eleven in number. 2. An inferior deity or demi-god, one of a class of twelve.
रुद्राणामष्टमो रुद्रः साध्यानामपि पञ्चमः। अश्विनौ चापि कौँ ते सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ दृशौ॥