Mumuksha, Mumukṣa: 9 definitions
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Mumuksha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Mumukṣa can be transliterated into English as Mumuksa or Mumuksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymumukṣā (मुमुक्षा).—f S Desire of mōkṣa Emancipation and absorption.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmumukṣā (मुमुक्षा).—f Desire of mōkṣa emancipation and absorption.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMumukṣā (मुमुक्षा).—Desire of liberation or of final emancipation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMumukṣā (मुमुक्षा).—f.
(-kṣā) 1. Desire of liberation. 2. Desire of final emancipation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMumukṣā (मुमुक्षा).—[feminine] desire of liberation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mumukṣā (मुमुक्षा):—[from muc] a f. ([from] [Desiderative]) desire of liberation from ([ablative]) or of final emancipation, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature; Purāṇa]
2) b kṣu, mumucāna, cu See p. 821, col. 2.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMumukṣā (मुमुक्षा):—(nf) desire for the attainment of salvation; ~[kṣu] desirous of attaining salvation.
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Starts with: Mumukshajana.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.2.26 < [Part 2 - Affection and Service (dāsya-rasa)]
Verse 3.2.22 < [Part 2 - Affection and Service (dāsya-rasa)]
Verse 3.1.15 < [Part 1 - Neutral Love of God (śānta-rasa)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.3.96-97 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 9 < [Chapter 2 - Dvitīya-yāma-sādhana (Prātaḥ-kālīya-bhajana)]
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
The three Guptis (processes of controlling the inner nature of a Jīva) < [Chapter 4 - Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism]
Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
12.2. Virtues Helpful in Spiritual Progress < [Chapter 4 - Analysis on the Basis of Spiritual Endeavour]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)