Brahmarakshas, Brahmarakṣas, Brahman-rakshas: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Brahmarakṣas can be transliterated into English as Brahmaraksas or Brahmarakshas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmarakṣas (ब्रह्मरक्षस्).—n.,
Brahmarakṣas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and rakṣas (रक्षस्). See also (synonyms): brahmagraha, brahmapiśāca, brahmapuruṣa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmarakṣas (ब्रह्मरक्षस्).—[neuter] rākṣasa [masculine] a kind of evil demon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmarakṣas (ब्रह्मरक्षस्):—[=brahma-rakṣas] [from brahma > brahman] n. a class of evil demons, [Kathāsaritsāgara] (cf. -rākṣasa).
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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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Partial matches: Rakshas, Brahman, Brahma.
Starts with: Brahmarakshasa, Brahmarakshasi.
Full-text: Brahmagraha, Brahmapishaca, Brahmapurusha, Brahmarakshasa, Candravaloka.
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