Saharakshas, Saharakṣas, Saha-rakshas: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Saharakṣas can be transliterated into English as Saharaksas or Saharakshas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySaharakṣas (सहरक्षस्).—m. one of the three kinds of sacrificial fires.
Saharakṣas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saha and rakṣas (रक्षस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Saharakṣas (सहरक्षस्):—[=saha-rakṣas] [from saha > sah] a See under 2. saha, p. 1194, col. 2.
2) [=saha-rakṣas] [from saha] b (saha- Ts) m. one of the three kinds of sacrificial fire (that which receives the offering to the Rākṣasas; the latter also, ‘a forest fire’, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]).
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