राक्षस

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit [Term?].

Noun

राक्षस • (rākṣas) m (Urdu spelling راکھشس‎)

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

Declension
Declension of राक्षस
Singular Plural
Direct राक्षस (rākṣas) राक्षस (rākṣas)
Oblique राक्षस (rākṣas) राक्षसों (rākṣasõ)
Vocative राक्षस (rākṣas) राक्षसो (rākṣaso)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ᬭᬵᬓ᭄ᬱᬲ (Balinese script)
  • ৰাক্ষস (Bengali script)
  • রাক্ষস (Bengali script)
  • 𑰨𑰯𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀭𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀲 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸 (Grantha script)
  • રાક્ષસ (Gujarati script)
  • ꦫꦴꦏ꧀ꦰꦱ (Javanese script)
  • ರಾಕ್ಷಸ (Kannada script)
  • ရာက္ၑသ (Burmese script)
  • ରାକ୍ଷସ (Oriya script)
  • ꢬꢵꢒ꣄ꢰꢱ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆫𑆳𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆱 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖨𑖯𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖭 (Siddham script)
  • రాక్షస (Telugu script)
  • རཱཀྵས (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒩𑒰𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒮 (Tirhuta script)

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

Descendants

References
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