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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Abhikhyā (अभिख्या) refers to the “lustre” (Pārvatī), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.50 (“Description of fun and frolic”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] At the behest of the Brahmins, Śiva applied Red powder on the head of Pārvatī. The lustre (abhikhyā) of Pārvatī at that time was beyond description and very wondrous. Thereafter at the bidding of the Brahmins both sat on the same cushion and attained such a lustre as accentuated joy in the hearts of the devotees. O sage, then they returned to their apartment and, at my behest performed the rite of Saṃsrava Prāśana, of wonderful sportive nature that they were. [...]”.

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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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhikhyā (अभिख्या).—2 P. Ved.

1) To see, perceive, view.

2) To be gracious, look graciously. -Caus. (°khyā...khyāpayati) To tell, declare, make known, proclaim; कलहकण्टक इत्यभिख्यापिताख्यः (kalahakaṇṭaka ityabhikhyāpitākhyaḥ) Daśakumāracarita 136;171; Manusmṛti 8.25,9.262.

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Abhikhyā (अभिख्या).—a. [kartari kvip] Going towards; well-known, celebrated.

-khyā [khyā-aṅ]

1) (a) Splendour, beauty, lustre; काप्यभिख्या तयोरासीद् व्रजतोः शुद्धवेषयोः (kāpyabhikhyā tayorāsīd vrajatoḥ śuddhaveṣayoḥ) R.1.46; सूर्यापाये न खलु कमलं पुष्यति स्वामभिख्याम् (sūryāpāye na khalu kamalaṃ puṣyati svāmabhikhyām) Meghadūta 82; Kumārasambhava 1.43; 7.18. (b) A gracious look; अभिख्यानो मघवन्नाधमानान् (abhikhyāno maghavannādhamānān) Ṛgveda 1.112.1. (c) Look, view, appearance, aspect (Ved.).

2) Telling, declaring.

3) Calling, addressing.

4) A name, appellation.

5) A word, synonym.

6) Fame, glory; notoriety (in a bad sense); greatness (māhātmyam).

7) Intellect (Nir.). अभिख्या-कीर्ति-माहा- त्म्यनामशोभास्वपि स्त्रियाम् (abhikhyā-kīrti-māhā- tmyanāmaśobhāsvapi striyām) Nm.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhikhyā (अभिख्या).—f.

(-khyā) 1. A name or appellation. 2. Calling, addressing. 3. Beauty. 4. Fame, glory. E. abhi, khyā to speak, aṅ affix, and ṭāp fem. aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhikhyā (अभिख्या).—[abhi-khyā], f. Beauty, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 78.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhikhyā (अभिख्या).—[feminine] sight, glance (subj. & obj), brightness, clearness, splendour, glory beauty; name, designation.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Abhikhyā (अभिख्या):—[=abhi-khyā] 1. abhi-√khyā ([subjunctive] 1. 2. 3. sg. -khyam, -khyas and -khyas, -khyat; [imperfect tense] 3. sg. abhy akhyat ; [indeclinable participle] -khyāya)

—to see, view, perceive, [Ṛg-veda];

—to cast a kind or gracious look upon any one, to be gracious, [Ṛg-veda];—([imperfect tense] 3. [plural] abhi akhyan), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā] :

—[Causal] -khyāpayati, to make known, [Manu-smṛti etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] 2. abhi-khyā f. a gracious look, [Ṛg-veda x, 112, 10]

3) [v.s. ...] splendour, [Ṛg-veda i, 148, 5 & viii, 23, 5]

4) [v.s. ...] beauty, [Raghuvaṃśa] etc.

5) [v.s. ...] fame, glory, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

6) [v.s. ...] telling, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] ‘calling, addressing’, a name, appellation.

8) Abhikhya (अभिख्य):—[=abhi-khya] [from abhi-khyā] mfn. like, similar to ([compound]), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhikhya (अभिख्य):—I. [tatpurusha compound] f.

(-khyā) 1) A name or appellation.

2) A word; e. g. Viśvapr.: bhavedviṣṇupadābhikhyā kṣīrode &c.

3) Fame, glory; e. g. Ṛgv.: andhā apaśyā na dabhannabhikhyā nityāsa īṃ pretāro arakṣan (Sāyaṇa: abhitaḥ khyātiṃ māhātmyamandhā jñānaśaktirahitā avidvāṃsaḥ . ata evāpaśyā adraṣṭāraḥ).

4) Beauty; e. g. Meghadūta: sūryāpāye na khalu kamalaṃ puṣyati svāmabhikhyām.

5) Proclaming, telling (Śabdaratn.: = ākhyāna; Ajayapāla: = vikhyāti, besides kīrtti, viz. abhikhyā nāmni nirdiṣṭā śobhāvikhyātikīrttiṣu).

6) (ved.) Understanding, wisdom; (Nigh.: = prajñā). E. khyā with abhi, kṛt aff. aṅ. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] (?) m. f. n.

(-khyaḥ-khyā-khyam) Renowned, celebrated. (For this meaning comp. the following word.) E. abhi and khyā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhikhyā (अभिख्या):—[abhi-khyā] (khyā) 1. f. A name; calling; beauty, fame, glory.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Abhikhyā (अभिख्या) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Abhikkhā.

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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.

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Partial matches: Khya, Abhi.

Starts with: Abhikhyana, Abhikhyata, Abhikhyatar, Abhikhyatri, Abhikhyayadava.

Ends with: Hamsabhikhya, Himamshvabhikhya, Kumudabhikhya, Mahadabhikhya.

Full-text: Hamsabhikhya, Himamshvabhikhya, Abhikkha, Abhikhyatri, Abhikhyata, Apikkiyai, Mahadabhikhya, Abhikhyana, Kumudabhikhya, Himamshu, Abhikhyayadava, Candramasa.

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