Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c27.s2.10

c27.s2.10

¹ This appears to be an epithet of the Agastyas and Vaiśvāmitras, and to mean Rākṣasas who had been or were descended from brahmans, or brahmans who had allied themselves with Rākṣasas. Cf. also Vā 69, 195–6; Bd iii, 7, 162–3. Rām i, 8, 17 and 12, 18 speak of ‘wise brahma-rākṣasas’.