Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Hind. myth., one of a class of evil spirits or genii.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
rakshasa .
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Examples
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The early inhabitants of India before their comparative civilisation under the influence of the Aryan invaders, like the aborigines of Ceylon before the arrival of their Bengal conquerors, are described as mountaineers and foresters who were "rakshas" or demon worshippers; a religion, the traces of which are to be found to the present day amongst the hill tribes in the Concan and Canara, as well as in Guzerat and
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836
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In ancient times, the valley was sparsely populated by nomadic hunters known as "rakshas".
WN.com - Articles related to 100 peaks in Kashmir opened to foreigners 2010
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A naur family in the village Soyal near Haripur on the west bank of Manali was famous for the vast land they owned and their practice of having 'rakshas' as their labourers.
WN.com - Articles related to 100 peaks in Kashmir opened to foreigners 2010
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A naur family in the village Soyal near Haripur on the west bank of Manali was famous for the vast land they owned and their practice of having 'rakshas' as their labourers.
WN.com - Articles related to 100 peaks in Kashmir opened to foreigners 2010
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You could say this is a tale of curiosity killing the cat, and the transformed ruler, because of his inquisitiveness, nearly loses everything to a wicked rakshas posing as a sage.
Book Review: In Sleeping Beauty’s Bed III « Colleen Anderson 2010
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Prishata-rakshas ', &c. 456. in the first line of the 3rd verse, the Bengal reading is bhayam.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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In the case of car-warriors 'these were called chakra-rakshas
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Viewless forms of hungry _rakshas_ limb from limb the corpses tear!
Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse Romesh Dutt 1878
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Describing Kasab's character, Nikam quoted a Sanskrit couplet which says that people who come in the way of interests of others are manav rakshas (demon in human form).
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