Alternative spellings of this word include Aakhet.

In Hinduism

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Ākheṭa (आखेट) refers to “hawking” (i.e., hunting with hawks), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the outlines of hawking]: “Thus after hawking the fatigued king should take rest in a shady place, fanned by, soft breezes fragrant with the perfume of lotuses. His followers should then all rally, even those who formed the circle The chief among them. should present to the king all that they have bagged in hawking (ākheṭa) and speak about the achievements of the hawks, etc., for the amusement, of their lord. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ākheṭa (आखेट).—[ākhiṭyante trāsyante prāṇino'tra, ā-khiṭ-ghañ Tv.] Hunting, chase.

Derivable forms: ākheṭaḥ (आखेटः).

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

Ākheṭa (आखेट).—m.

(-ṭaḥ) 1. Chase, hunting. 2. Terror, fright. E. āṅ, khiṭa to alarm, ghañ aff.

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

Ākheṭa (आखेट).—m. Hunting, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 15, 120.

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

Ākheṭa (आखेट).—[masculine] chase.

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

Ākheṭa (आखेट):—[=ā-kheṭa] m. (√khiṭ ?) chase, hunting, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

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

Ākheṭa (आखेट):—[ā-kheṭa] (ṭaḥ) 1. m. Chase; fright.

[Sanskrit to German]

Akheta 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Ākheṭa (आखेट) [Also spelled aakhet]:—(nm) see [śikāra].

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ākhēṭa (ಆಖೇಟ):—

1) [noun] a chasing of wild animals; hunting.

2) [noun] fear; fright; terror; alarm.

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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: Kheta, A.

Starts with: Akhetabhumi, Akhetacakra, Akhetaka, Akhetakapurana, Akhetakatavi, Akhetaki, Akhetashirshaka.

Ends with: Dhanakheta, Gharakheta, Khanjakheta, Khetakheta, Lakheta, Lakhetalakheta, Maha-akheta, Mannakheta, Mantrakheta, Manyakheta, Pakheta, Panjarakheta, Ratnakheta, Sannakheta, Sayanakheta, Tvarakheta.

Full-text: Akhetashirshaka, Akhetaka, Panjarakheta, Akhetika, Akhetabhumi, Akhetakatavi, Akhet, Kheta, Khetana, Aakhet, Vyuha.

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