Asurarakshasa, Asurarakṣasa: 4 definitions
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Asurarakshasa 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 Asurarakṣasa can be transliterated into English as Asuraraksasa or Asurarakshasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Asurarakṣasa (असुररक्षस).—[neuter] a being as well Asura as Rakṣas, [plural] the Asuras and Rakṣas.
1) Asurarakṣasa (असुररक्षस):—[=asura-rakṣasa] [from asura > asu] n. a demoniacal being having the qualities of an Asura as well as of a Rakṣas, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] [plural] (āni) Asuras and Rākṣasas, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
Asurarakṣasa (असुररक्षस):—(von a + rakṣas) n. pl. Asura und Rakṣas: devā ha vai yajñaṃ tanvānāste surarakṣasebhya āsaṅgādbibhayāṃ cakruḥ [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1, 2, 1, 6. 3, 1, 5. 6, 1, 11] und sonst. — sg. ein dämonisches Wesen, welches an den Eigenschaften beider Klassen theilnimmt [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1, 2, 4, 17. 4, 1, 34. 3, 5, 1, 21. 4, 2, 1, 4. 6, 8, 1, 14.]
Asurarakṣasa (असुररक्षस):—n. —
1) Sg. ein dämonisches Wesen , das sowohl ein Asura als auch ein Rakṣas ist. —
2) Pl. Asura und Rakṣas.
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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