Rikshas, Ṛkśas, Rik-shas: 3 definitions

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Rikshas 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 Ṛkśas can be transliterated into English as Rksas or Rikshas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ṛkśas (ऋक्शस्):—[=ṛk-śas] [from ṛk > ṛc] a ind. verse by verse, one Ṛc verse after the other, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa etc.]

2) [=ṛk-śas] [from ṛk > ṛc] b See -chas above.

[Sanskrit to German]

Rikshas in German

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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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