rakśas | रक्शस् | rakzas
ra/kśas | र/क्शस् | mfn. guarding, watching (see paṭir˚ | पटिर्˚ |)
ra/kśas | र/क्शस् | n. ‘anything to be guarded against or warded off’, harm, injury, damage, RV.
(in RV. & AV. also rakśa/s | रक्श/स् |, m.) an evil being or demon, a Rākṣasa (q.v.; in VP. identified with Nirṛti or Nairṛta), RV.; &c.
pl. N. of a warlike race g. parṣv-ādi | पर्ष्व्-आदि |.
ra/kśas | र/क्शस् | n. ‘anything to be guarded against or warded off’, harm, injury, damage, RV.
(in RV. & AV. also rakśa/s | रक्श/स् |, m.) an evil being or demon, a Rākṣasa (q.v.; in VP. identified with Nirṛti or Nairṛta), RV.; &c.
pl. N. of a warlike race g. parṣv-ādi | पर्ष्व्-आदि |.