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Rakshasa |
 | | These last are the Rakshasas of whom Ravana was chief, and according to some authorities, they are descended, like Ravana himself, from the sage Pulastya. |
 | | It is thought that the Rakshasas of the epic poems were the rude barbarian races of India who were subdued by the Aryans. |
 | | When Hanuman entered the city of Lanka to reconnoiter in the form of a cat, he saw that "the Rakshasas sleeping in the houses were of every shape and form. |
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