Akshina, Akṣīṇa: 9 definitions
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Akshina means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Akṣīṇa can be transliterated into English as Aksina or Akshina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAkṣīṇa (अक्षीण).—He was the son of Viśvāmitra. (Śloka 50, Chapter 14, Anuśāsana Parva. For more details see under Viśvāmitra).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesAkṣīṇa (अक्षीण) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. XIII.4.49, XIII.4) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Akṣīṇa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraAkṣīṇa (अक्षीण) or Akṣīṇasrava refers to “one who has not yet destroyed (the impurities)”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XXXII-XXXIV).—Accordingly, “The mind of loving-kindness (maitrīcitta) of which we have just spoken is that which has beings as object (sattvālambana). It is found mainly among worldly people (pṛthagjana) practicing the trances or in adepts on the path of practice (śaikṣa) who have not yet destroyed the impurities (akṣīṇa-srava)”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣīṇa (अक्षीण).—[adjective] unhurt, unbroken, imperishable.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Akṣīṇa (अक्षीण):—[=a-kṣīṇa] mfn. not perishing or failing, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] not waning (the moon), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] not diminishing in weight, [Yājñavalkya]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Viśvāmitra, [Mahābhārata]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Akṣīṇa (अक्षीण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Akkhīṇa, Ajbhīṇa.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAkṣīṇa (ಅಕ್ಷೀಣ):—
1) [adjective] that cannot become weak, thin or emaciated.
2) [adjective] not decaying; lasting.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with (+69): Abhayadakshina, Abhidakshina, Abhipradakshina, Abhipradapradakshina, Adakshina, Adishtadakshina, Agnipradakshina, Alpadakshina, Angapradakshina, Anvaharyadakshina, Apadakshina, Apakshina, Apradakshina, Aptadakshina, Arogya-dakshina, Ashadakshina, Ashatadakshina, Atmadakshina, Avakshina, Bahidakshina.
Full-text: Akkhina, Ajbhina, Shadakshina, Ashtabhoga.
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