[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c33.48 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c33.48 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c33.48 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c33.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c33.48) \*\*Rakkhasā.\*\*—A class of demons, chiefly nocturnal and harmful. They usually have their haunt in the water and devour men when bathing there. Some of them live in the sea.¹ - [Previous: v2.c33.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c33.47) - [Next: v2.c33.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c33.49) - [Up: v2.c33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c33) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c33.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c33.48) · Pramāṇa