Riksharaja, Ṛkṣarāja, Riksha-raja: 5 definitions
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Riksharaja 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 Ṛkṣarāja can be transliterated into English as Rksaraja or Riksharaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚkṣarāja (ऋक्षराज).—m. 1. the king of the bears, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 6, 12. 2. the king of the stars, epithet of the moon, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 39, 15.
Ṛkṣarāja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛkṣa and rāja (राज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚkṣarāja (ऋक्षराज).—[masculine] the king of the bears or monkeys, the king of the stars, i.e. the moon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṛkṣarāja (ऋक्षराज):—[=ṛkṣa-rāja] [from ṛkṣa] m. the lord of the bears (or apes ?), [Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] ‘lord of the stars’, the moon, [Vikramorvaśī]
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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: Riksha, Raja.
Starts with: Riksharajan, Riksharajas, Riksharajasa.
Ends with: Vriksharaja.
Full-text: Kishkindha.
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