Akasharakshin, Ākāśarakṣin, Akasha-rakshin: 6 definitions

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Akasharakshin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Ākāśarakṣin can be transliterated into English as Akasaraksin or Akasharakshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Akasharakshin in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ākāśarakṣin (आकाशरक्षिन्).—m. a watchman on the outer battlements of a castle (ākāśa iva atyuccaprācīropari sthitvā rakṣati).

Ākāśarakṣin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ākāśa and rakṣin (रक्षिन्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ākāśarakṣin (आकाशरक्षिन्).—m. (-kṣī) A warder, a watchman on the outer battlements. E. ākāśa and rakṣin a guard.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ākāśarakṣin (आकाशरक्षिन्):—[=ā-kāśa-rakṣin] [from ā-kāśa > ā-kāś] m. a watchman on the outer battlements, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ākāśarakṣin (आकाशरक्षिन्):—[ākāśa-rakṣin] (kṣī) 5. m. Out-door watchman or military guard.

[Sanskrit to German]

Akasharakshin in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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