Rakshahpasha, Rakṣaḥpāśa, Rakshas-pasha: 2 definitions
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Rakshahpasha 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 Rakṣaḥpāśa can be transliterated into English as Raksahpasa or Rakshahpasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRakṣaḥpāśa (रक्षःपाश).—a contemptible demon.
Derivable forms: rakṣaḥpāśaḥ (रक्षःपाशः).
Rakṣaḥpāśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakṣas and pāśa (पाश).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRakṣaḥpāśa (रक्षःपाश):—[=rakṣas-pāśa] [from rakṣas > rakṣ] m. a contemptible R° or demon, [Horace H. Wilson] (cf. under pāśa).
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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