राक्षस

Etymology

From Sanskrit [Term?].

Noun

राक्षस • (rākṣas) m

1. (Hinduism) a demon, a malignant deity at war with the gods in Hindu mythology; a rakshasa

Noun

राक्षस • (rākṣasa) m

1. a demon in general, an evil or malignant demon
2. a king of the रक्षस् g. पर्श्व्-आदि
3. (with जैनs) one of the 8 classes of व्यन्तरs L.
4. N. of the 30th मुहूर्त L.
5. N. of one of the astronomical Yogas. Col.
6. N. of a minister of नन्द Mudr.
7. N. of a poet Cat. (cf. below)
8. N. the 49th year in the Jupiter cycle of 6o years VarBṛS.
9. the island of the राक्षसs i.e. लङ्का or Ceylon Buddh.
10. N. of a malignant spirit supposed to haunt the four corners of a house VarBṛS.
11. N. of a योगिनी Hcat.
12. night L.
13. a kind of plant (= चण्डा) L.
14. a large tooth, tusk L.

Derived terms

• राक्षसत्व (rākṣasatva)
• राक्षसी (rākṣasī)

Descendants

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0871