mf(ī-)n. (fr. rakṣas-) belonging to or like a rakṣas-, demoniacal, infested by demons etc. etc. (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 relativesSee)
m. a rakṣas- or demon in general, an evil or malignant demon (the rākṣasa-s 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 yakṣa-s etc.;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 they are fully described; see also ) etc.
राक्षस a. (-सी f.) [रक्षस इदम् अण्] Belonging to or like an evil spirit, demoniacal, partaking of a demon's nature; मुनयो राक्षसीमाहुर्वाचमुन्मत्तदृप्तयोः U.5.3; ततस्तद्राक्षसं सैन्यम् Rām.3.22.17; राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः Bg.9.12. -सः 1 A demon, an evil spirit, a goblin, fiend, imp. -2 One of the eight forms of marriage in Hindu Law, in which a girl is forcibly seized and carried away after the defeat or destruction of her relatives in battle; हत्वा छित्त्वा च भित्त्वा च क्रोशन्तीं रुदतीं गृहात् । प्रसह्य कन्याहरणं राक्षसो विधिरुच्यते ॥ Ms.3.33; राक्षसो युद्धहरणात् Y.1.61. (Kṛiṣṇa carried away Rukmiṇī in this manner.) -3 One of the astronomical Yogas. -4 N. of a minister of Nanda, an important character in the Mudrārākṣasa. -5 A king of the Rākṣasas. -6 N. of the 3th Muhūrta. -7 N. of a संवत्सर. -सी 1 A female demon. -2 Laṅkā or Ceylon. -3 Night. -4 A larger tooth, tusk. -Comp. -इन्द्रः N. of Rāvaṇa. -ग्रहः N. of a particular insanity or seizure. -घ्नः N. of Rāma.
a. (î) belonging or peculiar to Râkshasas or evil spirits, demoniacal; m. nocturnal demon, fiend; N. of a minister of Nanda: -tâ, f., -tva, n., -bhâva, m. condi tion of a demon.
noun (masculine) a kind of soma
a Rakṣas (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an astron. yoga (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the 30th muhūrta (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
rākṣasavaktravant
a kind of alchemical apparatus
a preparation of mercury Frequency rank 173/72933
adjective belonging to or like a Rakṣas (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
demoniacal (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
infested by demons (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a kind of evil demon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a species of plant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the ghost of a Brāhman who led an unholy life (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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