राक्षस [ rākṣasa ] [ rākṣasa ] m. f. n. ( fr. [ rakṣas ] ) belonging to or like a Rakshas , demoniacal , infested by demons Lit. AitBr. (with [ vivāha ] , or [ dharma ] or [ vidhi ] m. " one of the 8 forms of marriage " , the violent seizure or rape of a girl after the defeat or destruction of her relatives see Lit. Mn. iii , 33)

[ rākṣasa ] m. a Rakshas or demon in general , an evil or malignant demon (the Rākshasas are sometimes regarded as produced from Brahmā's foot , sometimes with Rāvaṇa as descendants of Pulastya , elsewhere they are styled children of Khasā or Su-rasa ; according to some they are distinguishable into 3 classes , one being of a semi-divine benevolent nature and ranking with Yakshas ; another corresponding to Titans or relentless enemies of the gods ; and a third answering more to nocturnal demons , imps , fiends , goblins , going about at night , haunting cemeteries , disturbing sacrifices and even devouring human beings ; this last class is the one most commonly mentioned ; their chief place of abode was Laṅkā in Ceylon ; in Lit. R. v , 10 , 17 they are fully described ; cf. also Lit. IW. 310 Lit. RTL. 237) Lit. Kauś. Lit. Up.

a king of the Rakshas g. [ parśv-ādi ]

(with Jainas) one of the 8 classes of Vyantaras Lit. L.

N. of the 30th Muhūrta Lit. L.

of one of the astronomical Lit. Yogas. Lit. Col.

of a minister of Nanda Lit. Mudr.

of a poet Lit. Cat. ( cf. below)

m. n. the 49th year in the Jupiter cycle of 6o years Lit. VarBṛS.

[ rākṣasī ] f. a Rākshasī or female demon Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. Lit. Kathās.

[ rākṣasa ] m. the island of the Rākshasas i.e. Laṅkā or Ceylon Lit. Buddh.

N. of a malignant spirit supposed to haunt the four corners of a house Lit. VarBṛS.

of a Yoginī Lit. Hcat.

night Lit. L.

a kind of plant (= [ caṇḍā ] ) Lit. L.

a large tooth , tusk Lit. L.