Rakshagriha, Rakṣāgṛha, Raksha-griha: 5 definitions

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Rakshagriha 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 Rakṣāgṛha can be transliterated into English as Raksagrha or Rakshagriha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Rakshagriha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Rakṣāgṛha (रक्षागृह).—a lying-in chamber; रक्षागृहगता दीपाः प्रत्यादिष्टा इवाभवन् (rakṣāgṛhagatā dīpāḥ pratyādiṣṭā ivābhavan) R.1.68.

Derivable forms: rakṣāgṛham (रक्षागृहम्).

Rakṣāgṛha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakṣā and gṛha (गृह).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rakṣāgṛha (रक्षागृह).—n.

(-haṃ) A lying-in-chamber.

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

Rakṣāgṛha (रक्षागृह):—[=rakṣā-gṛha] [from rakṣā > rakṣ] n. ‘watch-room’, a lying-in chamber, [Raghuvaṃśa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Rakshagriha 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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