a. (sī f.) [rakṣasa idaṃ aṇ] Belonging to or like an evil spirit, demoniacal, partaking of a de- mon's nature; munayo rākṣasīmāhurvācamu- nmattadṛptayoḥ U. 5. 30, Bg. 9. 12. saḥ 1 A demon, an evil spi- rit, a goblin, fiend, imp.

2 One of the eight forms of marriage in Hindu Law, in which a girl is forci- bly seized and carried away after the defeat or destruction of her re- latives in battle; rākṣaso...

mf (I) n. (fr. rakṣas) belonging to or like a Rakshas rakṣas, demoniacal, infested by demons AitBr. &c &c (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... m. a Rakshas rakṣas or demon in general, an evil or malignant demon (the Ra1kshasas rAkzasa s are sometimes regarded as produced from Brahma1 brahmā 's foot,...