Manavarakshasa, Mānavarākṣasa, Manava-rakshasa: 2 definitions
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Manavarakshasa 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 Mānavarākṣasa can be transliterated into English as Manavaraksasa or Manavarakshasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMānavarākṣasa (मानवराक्षस).—a demon or fiend in the form of a man; तेऽमी मानवराक्षसाः परहितं स्वार्थाय निघ्नन्ति ये (te'mī mānavarākṣasāḥ parahitaṃ svārthāya nighnanti ye) Bhartṛhari 2.74.
Derivable forms: mānavarākṣasaḥ (मानवराक्षसः).
Mānavarākṣasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mānava and rākṣasa (राक्षस).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMānavarākṣasa (मानवराक्षस):—[=mānava-rākṣasa] [from mānava] m. a fiend in human shape, [Bhartṛhari]
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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