Yakshagraha, Yakṣagraha, Yaksha-graha: 7 definitions
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Yakshagraha 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 Yakṣagraha can be transliterated into English as Yaksagraha or Yakshagraha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaYakṣagraha (यक्षग्रह).—A Graha (Evil Spirit) connected with Yakṣas. Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 230, Verse 53, mentions that people become mad owing to the adverse influence of this Graha.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYakṣagraha (यक्षग्रह).—the being possessed by Yakṣas or evil spirits; a kind of insanity.
Derivable forms: yakṣagrahaḥ (यक्षग्रहः).
Yakṣagraha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yakṣa and graha (ग्रह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryYakṣagraha (यक्षग्रह).—m.
(-haḥ) The being possessed by an evil spirit.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYakṣagraha (यक्षग्रह):—[=yakṣa-graha] [from yakṣa > yakṣ] m. ‘the being possessed by Y°s’, a [particular] kind of insanity, [Mahābhārata]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusYakṣagraha (ಯಕ್ಷಗ್ರಹ):—
1) [noun] annoyance, harm, trouble caused by an evil spirit.
2) [noun] an evil spirit; a devil; a goblin.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Yaksha, Graha.
Starts with: Yakshagrahaparipidita.
Full-text: Yakshagrahaparipidita.
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Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
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