Rakshasutra, Rakṣāsūtra, Raksha-sutra: 2 definitions
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Rakshasutra 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 Rakṣāsūtra can be transliterated into English as Raksasutra or Rakshasutra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRakṣāsūtra (रक्षासूत्र).—a carrying-girth.
Derivable forms: rakṣāsūtram (रक्षासूत्रम्).
Rakṣāsūtra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakṣā and sūtra (सूत्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRakṣāsūtra (रक्षासूत्र):—[=rakṣā-sūtra] [from rakṣā > rakṣ] n. a carrying-girth, [Haravijaya]
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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