Rakshapurusha, Rakṣāpuruṣa, Raksha-purusha: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Rakṣāpuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Raksapurusa or Rakshapurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRakṣāpuruṣa (रक्षापुरुष).—a watchman, guard, police.
Derivable forms: rakṣāpuruṣaḥ (रक्षापुरुषः).
Rakṣāpuruṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakṣā and puruṣa (पुरुष). See also (synonyms): rakṣāpāla.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rakṣapuruṣa (रक्षपुरुष):—[=rakṣa-puruṣa] [from rakṣa > rakṣ] [wrong reading] for rakṣā-p, [Pañcatantra]
2) Rakṣāpuruṣa (रक्षापुरुष):—[=rakṣā-puruṣa] [from rakṣā > rakṣ] m. a watchman, guard, protector, [Pañcatantra] ([wrong reading] rakṣa-p).
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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, Purusha.
Starts with: Rakshapurushar.
Full-text: Rakshapala.
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Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
1.1. The Raksapurusaka by Krishnachandra < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit Dramas and Campus bearing on Kerala History]
1.2. The Samanvaya by Krishnachandra < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit Dramas and Campus bearing on Kerala History]
1.3. The Yogavilasita by Krishnachandra < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit Dramas and Campus bearing on Kerala History]