Udakarakshasa, Udakarākṣasa, Udaka-rakshasa: 1 definition

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Udakarakshasa 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 Udakarākṣasa can be transliterated into English as Udakaraksasa or Udakarakshasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Udakarākṣasa (उदकराक्षस).—m. (Pali °rakkhasa), water-ogre, who lives in water and devours bathers: tatra ca udakahrade udakarākṣaso (mss. °sa) prativasati punar-punaḥ janaṃ snapayantaṃ māreti Mahāvastu ii.77.17 (and in foll. lines); satkāyadṛṣṭy-udakarākṣasa-gṛhītāḥ Daśabhūmikasūtra 28.25. Also daka- rākṣasa; see s.v. daka.

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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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