Rakapati, Rākāpati, Raka-pati: 6 definitions

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Rakapati 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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Rākāpati (राकापति).—full moon; राकापतिर्जेष्यति (rākāpatirjeṣyati) Bv.2.54; राकारमणस्य हन्त साम्राज्यम् (rākāramaṇasya hanta sāmrājyam) 2.15.

Derivable forms: rākāpatiḥ (राकापतिः).

Rākāpati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rākā and pati (पति). See also (synonyms): rākācandra, rākāramaṇa.

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

Rākāpati (राकापति).—[masculine] the full moon (husband of Rākā).

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

Rākāpati (राकापति):—[=rākā-pati] [from rākā > rās] m. ‘husband of R°’, full moon, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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

Rākāpati (राकापति):—[rākā-pati] (tiḥ) 2. m. Moon at full.

[Sanskrit to German]

Rakapati 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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