Jalarakshasi, Jalarākṣasī: 4 definitions

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Jalarakshasi 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 Jalarākṣasī can be transliterated into English as Jalaraksasi or Jalarakshasi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Jalarākṣasī (जलराक्षसी).—[feminine] [Name] of a sea-monster.

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

1) Jalarākṣasī (जलराक्षसी):—[=jala-rākṣasī] [from jala] f. Name of a female demon (mother of the Nāgas who tried to prevent Hanumat’s crossing the straits between the continent and Ceylon by attempting to swallow him; he escaped by reducing himself to the size of a thumb, darting through her huge body and coming out at her right ear), [Mahābhārata iii, 16255]

2) [v.s. ...] (called Su-rasā), [Rāmāyaṇa v, 6, 2 ff.]

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Jalarakshasi 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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