Acakshus, Acakṣus, Ācakṣus: 10 definitions

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Acakshus 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 terms Acakṣus and Ācakṣus can be transliterated into English as Acaksus or Acakshus, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Achakshus.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Acakṣus (अचक्षुस्).—a. Eyeless, blind; °विषय (viṣaya) a.. invisible; अचक्षुर्विषयं दुर्गं न प्रमाद्येत कर्हिचित् (acakṣurviṣayaṃ durgaṃ na pramādyeta karhicit) | Manusmṛti 4.77. -n. A bad or miserable eye.

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Ācakṣus (आचक्षुस्).—m. [Uṇādi-sūtra 2.12] A learned man.

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

Acakṣus (अचक्षुस्).—n.

(-kṣuḥ) A bad or contracted eye. mfn.

(-kṣuḥ-kṣuḥ-kṣuḥ) Eyeless, sightless. E. a priv. or dim, and cakṣus the eye.

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Ācakṣus (आचक्षुस्).—m.

(-kṣuḥ) A learned man, a Pandit. E. āṅ before cakṣ to speak, usi Unadi aff.

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

Acakṣus (अचक्षुस्).—adj. blind, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 393.

Acakṣus is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and cakṣus (चक्षुस्).

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

Acakṣus (अचक्षुस्).—[adjective] eyeless, blind.

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

1) Acakṣus (अचक्षुस्):—[=a-cakṣus] n. a bad eye, no eye

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. blind.

3) Ācakṣus (आचक्षुस्):—[=ā-cakṣus] [from ā-cakṣ] mfn. learned, [Uṇādi-sūtra] [commentator or commentary]

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

Acakṣus (अचक्षुस्):—I. [tatpurusha compound] n.

(-kṣuḥ) A bad or contracted eye. E. a neg. and cakṣus. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.

(-kṣuḥ-kṣuḥ-kṣuḥ) Having no eyes, blind. E. a priv. and cakṣus.

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

1) Acakṣus (अचक्षुस्):—[a-cakṣus] (kṣaḥ) 5. n. A bad eye; a. eyeless.

2) Ācakṣus (आचक्षुस्):—[ā-cakṣus] (kṣuḥ) 5. m. A learned man.

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

Acakṣus (अचक्षुस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Acakkhu.

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Acakshus in German

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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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