Rakshasa

A Rakshasa (Sanskrit: राक्षसः rākṣasaḥ, Kannada: ರಾಕ್ಷಸ, Malay/ Indonesian: raksasa, Bengali: rakkhosh, Assamese: raikhox, Tibetan: སྲིན་པོ་ srinpo, Chinese: 羅剎 luóchà or lo-cha, Japanese: 羅刹 rasetsu, Vietnamese: la sát) or alternatively rakshas, is a race of mythological humanoid beings or unrighteous spirit in Hindu and Buddhist religion. Rakshasas are also called man-eaters ("Nri-chakshas," "Kravyads"). A female Rakshasa is called a Rakshasi, and a female Rakshasa in human form is a Manushya-Rakshasi. Often Asura and Rakshasa are interchangeably used.