Rikshesha, Ṛkṣeśa, Riksha-isha: 7 definitions
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Rikshesha 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 Ṛkṣeśa can be transliterated into English as Rksesa or Rikshesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṚkṣeśa (ऋक्षेश).—'lord of stars' the moon.
Derivable forms: ṛkṣeśaḥ (ऋक्षेशः).
Ṛkṣeśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛkṣa and īśa (ईश). See also (synonyms): ṛkṣanātha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚkṣeśa (ऋक्षेश).—m.
(-śaḥ) The moon. E. ṛkṣa a star, īśa lord.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚkṣeśa (ऋक्षेश):—[from ṛkṣa] m. ‘lord of the stars’, the moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚkṣeśa (ऋक्षेश):—[ṛkṣe+śa] (śaḥ) 1. m. The moon.
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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 corpusṚkṣēśa (ಋಕ್ಷೇಶ):—[noun] = ಋಕ್ಷನಾಯಕ [rikshanayaka].
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)
Partial matches: Isha, Riksha.
Full-text: Rikshanatha.
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