Prishtharaksha, Pṛṣṭharakṣa, Prishtha-raksha: 5 definitions
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Prishtharaksha 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 Pṛṣṭharakṣa can be transliterated into English as Prstharaksa or Prishtharaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPṛṣṭharakṣa (पृष्ठरक्ष).—a soldier who protects the rear of a warrior while he is fighting; पृष्ठगोपांश्च तस्याथ हत्वा परमसायकैः (pṛṣṭhagopāṃśca tasyātha hatvā paramasāyakaiḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 4.33.39.
Derivable forms: pṛṣṭharakṣaḥ (पृष्ठरक्षः).
Pṛṣṭharakṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pṛṣṭha and rakṣa (रक्ष). See also (synonyms): pṛṣṭhagopa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛṣṭharakṣa (पृष्ठरक्ष).—m.
(-kṣaḥ) See pṛṣṭhagopa .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛṣṭharakṣa (पृष्ठरक्ष):—[=pṛṣṭha-rakṣa] [from pṛṣṭha] m. = -gopa, [Mahābhārata]
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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: Raksha, Prishtha.
Starts with: Prishtharakshana.
Full-text: Prishthagopa.
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