rakshasan.

Brit.

/ˈrɑːkʃəsə/, U.S.

/ˈrɑkʃəsə/

Inflections: Plural rakshasas, unchanged.

Forms:

α. 1700s– rakshas.

β. 1700s– raksasa, 1800s racshasa, 1800s– rakshasa, 1900s– raksases (plural), 1900s– ruckshasa, 1900s– rukshasa.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Sanskrit rākṣasa, rakṣas, rākṣas.

Etymology: Partly < Sanskrit rakṣas (archaic) demon, and partly < rākṣasa demon (also with vernacular pronunciationrākṣas), use as noun of rākṣasa demoniacal.

Hinduism.

A malignant demon; esp. any of a band of demons at war with Rama and Hanuman; an artistic representation of such a demon. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > of Hindu mythology

rakshasa1785

1785 C. Wilkins tr. Bhăgvăt-Gēētā x. 85 I am..Vĕĕttēsă amongst the Yăkshăs and the Răkshăs [Skr. rakṣasām].

1799 W. Marsden in Asiatic Researches (London ed.) 4 226 The Raksasa..or hobgoblins, who serve under the banners of the adversary.

1806 J. Marshman & W. Carey tr. Valmiki Ramayuna I. 13 There he killed the Ruksusa [Skr. rākṣasa] Viradha.

1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 101/1 Rakshas, or râkshasa, is, in Hindu Mythology, the name of a class of evil spirits or demons,..imagined..more frequently as mischievous, cruel, and hideous monsters.

1937 M. Covarrubias Island of Bali vii. 178 The most complete statue is that of a wild raksasa crowned with skulls.

1961 V. S. Naipaul House for Mr Biswas ii. ii. 350 ‘You will be hearing from my solicitor,’ Mr Biswas said. ‘And those two rakshas you have with you. They too.’

1995 V. Chandra Red Earth & Pouring Rain (1996) 265 On the way, he..outsmarted a succession of evil rakshasas and riddlers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rakshasa
释义	rakshasan. Brit. /ˈrɑːkʃəsə/, U.S. /ˈrɑkʃəsə/ Inflections: Plural rakshasas, unchanged. Forms: α. 1700s– rakshas. β. 1700s– raksasa, 1800s racshasa, 1800s– rakshasa, 1900s– raksases (plural), 1900s– ruckshasa, 1900s– rukshasa. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Sanskrit rākṣasa, rakṣas, rākṣas. Etymology: Partly < Sanskrit rakṣas (archaic) demon, and partly < rākṣasa demon (also with vernacular pronunciationrākṣas), use as noun of rākṣasa demoniacal. Hinduism. A malignant demon; esp. any of a band of demons at war with Rama and Hanuman; an artistic representation of such a demon. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > of Hindu mythology rakshasa1785 1785 C. Wilkins tr. Bhăgvăt-Gēētā x. 85 I am..Vĕĕttēsă amongst the Yăkshăs and the Răkshăs [Skr. rakṣasām]. 1799 W. Marsden in Asiatic Researches (London ed.) 4 226 The Raksasa..or hobgoblins, who serve under the banners of the adversary. 1806 J. Marshman & W. Carey tr. Valmiki Ramayuna I. 13 There he killed the Ruksusa [Skr. rākṣasa] Viradha. 1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 101/1 Rakshas, or râkshasa, is, in Hindu Mythology, the name of a class of evil spirits or demons,..imagined..more frequently as mischievous, cruel, and hideous monsters. 1937 M. Covarrubias Island of Bali vii. 178 The most complete statue is that of a wild raksasa crowned with skulls. 1961 V. S. Naipaul House for Mr Biswas ii. ii. 350 ‘You will be hearing from my solicitor,’ Mr Biswas said. ‘And those two rakshas you have with you. They too.’ 1995 V. Chandra Red Earth & Pouring Rain (1996) 265 On the way, he..outsmarted a succession of evil rakshasas and riddlers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1785
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