Prakshaya, Prakṣaya: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Prakshaya means something in 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 Prakṣaya can be transliterated into English as Praksaya or Prakshaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramPrakṣaya (प्रक्षय) refers to “cessation”, according to the Kṣemarāja’s commentary on the Svacchandabhairavatantra.—Accordingly, “The supreme state is the Supreme Being (sattā) of Paramaśiva. It should be known to be extremely subtle and the universal cause, which, because it is the cessation (prakṣaya) of all being, is Non-being”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrakṣaya (प्रक्षय).—Ruin, destruction.
Derivable forms: prakṣayaḥ (प्रक्षयः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrakṣaya (प्रक्षय).—m.
(-yaḥ) Ruin, destruction.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrakṣaya (प्रक्षय).—i. e. pra-kṣi + a, m. Destruction, ruin, [Arjunasamāgama] 7, 16.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrakṣaya (प्रक्षय).—[masculine] destruction, ruin, fall.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrakṣaya (प्रक्षय):—[=pra-kṣaya] [from pra-kṣi] m. destruction, ruin, vanishing, end, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Prakshayana.
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