Rakshonatha, Rakṣonātha, Rakshas-natha: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Rakṣonātha can be transliterated into English as Raksonatha or Rakshonatha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRakṣonātha (रक्षोनाथ).—an epithet of Rāvaṇa.
Derivable forms: rakṣonāthaḥ (रक्षोनाथः).
Rakṣonātha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakṣas and nātha (नाथ). See also (synonyms): rakṣaīśa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRakṣonātha (रक्षोनाथ):—[=rakṣo-nātha] [from rakṣo > rakṣ] m. ‘lord of the R°s’, Name of Rāvaṇa, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Raksho, Rakshas, Natha.
Full-text: Rakshaisha, Bandhura.
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