Rakshahprakandaka, Rakṣaḥprakāṇḍaka, Rakshas-prakandaka: 1 definition
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Rakshahprakandaka 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 Rakṣaḥprakāṇḍaka can be transliterated into English as Raksahprakandaka or Rakshahprakandaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRakṣaḥprakāṇḍaka (रक्षःप्रकाण्डक).—the best of the demons (praśastaḥ rākṣasaḥ); दण्डकानध्यवात्तां यौ वीर रक्षःप्रकाण्डकौ (daṇḍakānadhyavāttāṃ yau vīra rakṣaḥprakāṇḍakau) Bhaṭṭikāvya 5.6.
Derivable forms: rakṣaḥprakāṇḍakaḥ (रक्षःप्रकाण्डकः).
Rakṣaḥprakāṇḍaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakṣas and prakāṇḍaka (प्रकाण्डक).
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: Rakshas, Prakandaka.
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