Manusharakshasa, Mānuṣarākṣasa, Manusha-rakshasa: 6 definitions

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Manusharakshasa 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 Mānuṣarākṣasa can be transliterated into English as Manusaraksasa or Manusharakshasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mānuṣarākṣasa (मानुषराक्षस).—a fiend in human form.

Derivable forms: mānuṣarākṣasaḥ (मानुषराक्षसः).

Mānuṣarākṣasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mānuṣa and rākṣasa (राक्षस).

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

Mānuṣarākṣasa (मानुषराक्षस).—m. a Rāk- ṣasa-like man, a Rākṣasa in the shape of man, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 66.

Mānuṣarākṣasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mānuṣa and rākṣasa (राक्षस).

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

Mānuṣarākṣasa (मानुषराक्षस).—[feminine] ī a fiend in human form.

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

Mānuṣarākṣasa (मानुषराक्षस):—[=mānuṣa-rākṣasa] [from mānuṣa] m. a fiend in human form, [Bhartṛhari]

[Sanskrit to German]

Manusharakshasa 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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