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Definition of rakshasa in English: rakshasa(also raksasa) noun ˈrɑːkʃəsə (in Hindu mythology) a malignant demon. Example sentencesExamples - The Rakshasas robbed people of their senses and 'possessed' them.
- On the same mountain lived a Raksasa named Parasu, frightening the heavenly Brahmins.
- The rakshasa set fire to the tail of Hanuman.
- Surrounded by ghastly Raksasas who bore all kinds of weapons, he stormed at Rama.
- The nails of a European, like those of a Rakshasa, distil a deadly poison, and hence he is afraid to eat with his fingers, as all respectable people do, and prefers to use a knife and fork.
Synonyms devil, fiend, evil spirit, fallen angel, cacodemon
Origin From Sanskrit rākṣasa 'demon'. |