A brahmarakshasa (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मराक्षसः, romanized: Brahmarākṣasaḥ, pronounced [brɐʰmɐraːkʂɐsɐḥ]) is one of a class of rakshasas, a race of usually malevolent beings in Hinduism. A member of the Brahmin class who engages in unrighteous deeds is cursed to become a brahmarakshasa after his death.