Aksha, Akṣa: 33 definitions
Introduction:
Aksha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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 Akṣa can be transliterated into English as Aksa or Aksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra1) Akṣa (अक्ष) refers to the “pleasure of (playing) dice”, which is considered as very harmful (kaṣṭatama), according to the Manusmṛti 7.50. Accordingly, “[...] hunting (mṛgayā), dice (akṣa), sleeping during the day (divāsvapna), censoriousness (parivāda), women (strī), intoxication (mada), musical triad (tauryatrika) and listless wandering (vṛthāṭyā) constitute the ten-fold set arising from the love of pleasure (kāmaja). [...] in the set arising from love of pleasure (kāmaja),—drinking (pāna), dice (akṣa), women (strī) and hunting (mṛgayā) are to be regarded as the four most pernicious (kaṣṭatama), in the order in which they are named”.
Akṣa (‘dice’) refers to “gambling with dice”. That these two lead to evil consequences is well known.
2) Akṣa (अक्ष) is a Sanskrit technical term referring the piece of wood in the wheel (the axle), of a chariot (yāna). (See the Manubhāṣya, verse 8.291-292)
Source: Google Books: Manusmṛti with the ManubhāṣyaAkṣa (अक्ष) refers to the “pleasure of (playing) dice”, which is considered as very harmful (kaṣṭatama), according to the Manusmṛti 7.50. Accordingly, “[...] in the set arising from love of pleasure (kāmaja),—drinking (pāna), dice (akṣa), women (strī) and hunting (mṛgayā) are to be regarded as the four most pernicious (kaṣṭatama), in the order in which they are named”.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Akṣa (अक्ष).—(Akṣakumāra). Genealogy. Descended in order from Viṣṇu as follows: Brahmā-Pulastya-Viśravas-Rāvaṇa-Akṣa. (Uttararāmāyaṇa). Birth. Three sons were born to Rāvaṇa, King of the demons, by his wife Mandodarī. They were Meghanāda, Atikāya and Akṣakumāra. Akṣakumāra was a redoubtable hero and a fierce fighter but was killed by Hanūmān in Laṅkā. (Sarga 47, Sundara Kāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa). (See full article at Story of Akṣa from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
2) Akṣa (अक्ष).—We find another warrior of this name among the soldiers who came to help Skanda in the Kaurava-Pāṇḍava battle. (Śloka 58, Chapter 45, Śalya Parva, Mahābhārata).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Akṣa (अक्ष).—The game of dice. Ṛtuparṇa, an expert in it Taught the game to Nala; to be avoided by a king.
1b) A dānava.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 6. 11.
1c) A son of Satyabhāmā and Kṛṣṇa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 247; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 238.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraAkṣa (अक्ष) refers to the “axis” (of the sun), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “We shall now proceed to give a brief description of (the qualifications of) a jyotiṣaka. [...] He must know the Earth’s revolution round the sun and its rotation round its axis [i.e., akṣa]; its shape, size and the like; the latitude of a place and its complement; the nature of the hour circle; the cāra-dala-kāla [the difference between six hours and half a day], the times of the rising of the Zodiacal signs. He must also be able to calculate time from shadow and shadow from time and to convert longitude into right ascension and right ascension into longitude”.
Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical TermsAkṣa (अक्ष).—Latitude - The term akṣa is an abbreviation of the complete term, akṣonnati, meaning the inclination of the Earth's axis to the plane of the celestial horizon, i.e., the latitude of the place. Note: Akṣa is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
Source: INSA Digital Repository: Determination of Ascensional Difference in the LagnaprakaranaAkṣa (अक्ष) refers to “latitude”, according to verse 23 of the Lagnaprakaraṇa (lit. “treatise for the computation of the ascendant), an astronomical work in eight chapters dealing with the determination of the ascendant (udayalagna or orient ecliptic point).—Accordingly, “The Rsine of the declination multiplied by one-lambath part of the product of the radius and [the Rsine of] the latitude (akṣa) and divided by the day-radius would be the Rsine of the ascensional difference. Indeed, its arc would be the ascensional difference in arc-minutes”.
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (astronomy)Akṣa (अक्ष) (or pāśaka) refers to “dice”, according to the Pāśakakevalī (or Akṣakevalī) by Gargācārya (classified as literature dealing with astronomy, astrology, divination, medicine), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The title means [Pāśakakevalī] “absolute knowledge through the dice”, Sanskrit: pāśaka or akṣa. The latter synonym is used in the title as given in the colophon. The verses contain answers to questions asked to the dice. Three dices of pyramidal shape with four sides are used. The text gives ‘the interpretation of each of the combinations of three of the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4, in all possible orders’ (Pingree p. 75).
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha1) Akṣa (अक्ष) is another name for Karṣa: a unit of measurement of weight (1 akṣa equals 12mg; 2 karṣas = 1 śukti = 24g), as defined in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning akṣa] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
A relative overview of weight-units is found below, akṣa/karṣa indicated in bold. In case of liquids, the metric equivalents would be the corresponding litre and milliliters.
1 Ratti or Guñjā = 125mg,
8 Rattis - 1 Māṣa = 1g,
4 Māṣa - 1 Kaḻañc = 4g,
12 Māṣas - 1 Karṣa = 12g,
1 Karṣa /Akṣa - 1 Niṣka = 12g,
2 Karṣas - 1 Śukti = 24g,
2 Śukti - 1 Pala = 48g,
2 Palas - 1 Prasṛti = 96g,
2 Prasṛtis - 1 Kuḍava = 192g,
2 Kuḍava - 1 Mānikā = 384g,
2 Mānikās - 1 Prastha (Seru) = 768g,
4 Prasthas - 1 Āḍhaka (Kaṃsa) = 3.072kg,
4 Āḍhakas or Kalaśas - 1 Droṇa = 12.288kg,
2 Droṇas - 1 Surpa = 24.576kg,
2 Surpas - 1 Droṇī (Vahi) = 49.152kg,
4 Droṇīs - 1 Khari = 196.608kg,
1 Pala = 48g,
100 Palas - 1 Tulā = 4.8kg,
20 Tulās - 1 Bhāra = 96kg.
2) Akṣa (अक्ष) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Terminalia bellerica Roxb.” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning akṣa] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms1) Akṣa (अक्ष):—[akṣaḥ] ''Clavicle the collar bone that articulates with the sternum and the scapula. ''
2) [akṣaḥ] A unit of Measurement; & synonym of Fruit of beleric mayrobalan & Synonym of karsa = synonym of karsha equivalent to 12 g of metric units
3) [akṣaḥ] Eye, Sense organs
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramAkṣa (अक्ष) refers to the “senses”, according to the Jñānanetra’s Yonigahvaratantra (which was traditionally said to be ‘brought down to earth’).—Accordingly, “I bow to Kālī, the Supreme who illumines (all things) with her own Light; to her who is the Light that arises from the Void (within which) burns the Fire of (universal) Destruction; (I bow to her who is) established in the centre of the (reality that) contains the three paths of Moon, Sun and Fire and whose state is one in which consciousness, the object of thought, the mind, the objects of sense and the senses [i.e., akṣa] have dissolved away”.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions1) Akṣa (अक्ष) refers to a “rosary”, according to the 9th-century Sarvajñānottaratantra chapter 18.—Accordingly, “Next, I shall teach the best observance among observances, which is known as the Śiva-vrata and which is revered by Asuras and Gods alike. [...] He should be mantra-bodied; the appearance of excellent Sādhakas [who follow this observance] is to be the same as that of Śiva: the observance must be understood as consisting in this. Alternatively, he may wear [just] a white loin-cloth, [and bear] a turban, rosary (akṣa) and spouted water-pot. [...]”.
2) Akṣa (अक्ष) refers to a “dice”, according to the 13th-century Matsyendrasaṃhitā: a Kubjikā-Tripurā oriented Tantric Yoga text of the Ṣaḍanvayaśāmbhava tradition from South India.—Accordingly, “[The intercourse (saṃga)]:—[...] He should dry brahmamaṇḍūkī together with its roots in the shade. He should mix it with grape-juice, candied sugar and ghee. He should have it three times [a day] for three months in portions measuring a dice (akṣa-pramāṇaka) as food and drink and he should drink milk. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Akṣa (अक्ष) refers to “gambling”, and represents one of the eighteen Addictions or Vices (vyasana) which are to be practised within proper bounds for the delight of the enjoyments of the world, 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, “[...] It has been said that there are eighteen addictions. These are the outcome of the desire for earthly enjovments. [...] Gambling (akṣa) is laying a wager in playing with animate or inanimate objects. If well managed it leads to the increase of wealth and desires. [...]”.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāAkṣa (अक्ष) refers to the “axle” (of a wheel), according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “The great vehicle (mahāyāna) is made with four wheels (cakra), namely with the means of attraction, the spokes (ara) are well fitted as the roots of good have been transformed with intention, it is well made with a deep nave (gambhīranābhi) as there is the immense knowledge of dependent origination, it is well kept together by the axle (akṣa) in order to bear the burdens of all living beings, the pole (īṣā) is firmly fixed since it is supported by the great friendliness and great compassion, [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismAkṣa (अक्ष) is the name of the caitya-tree under which the parents of Puṣpadanta are often depicted in Jaina iconography, according to the Digambara tradition. According to the Śvetāmbara tradition the tree is known as Mali. The term caitya refers to “sacred shrine”, an important place of pelgrimage and meditation in Jainism. Sculptures with such caitya-trees generally shows a male and a female couple seated under a tree with the female having a child on her lap. Usually there is a seated Jina figure on top of the tree.
Puṣpadanta is the ninth of twenty-four tīrthaṅkaras: enlightened beings who, having conquered saṃsāra (cycle of birth and death), leave a path behind for others to follow. His father is Sugrīva and his mother is Rāmā, according to the Ācāradinakara (14th century work on Jain conduct written by Vardhamāna Sūri).
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraAkṣa (अक्ष) refers to one of the sons of Rāvaṇa, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.6 [Bringing news of Sītā] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, “[...] Then Rāvaṇa (the lord of Rākṣasas) instructed Prince Akṣa, the destroyer of enemies, with an army to kill Hanumat. Pāvanañjayi said to Akṣa challenging to battle, ‘You fall to me in the beginning of battle like fruit at the beginning of a meal’. ‘You thunder in vain, Kapi’, the son of Rāvaṇa scolded and rained sharp arrows filling the range of the eye. [...]”.
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections1) Akṣa (अक्ष) refers to “eyes”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Those who are former friends (i.e. friends in a former life) are seen in life here endowed with enmity, having eyes filled with anger (ruddha-akṣa—krodha-ruddhākṣa) [and] prepared to kill”.
Synonyms: Netra.
2) Akṣa (अक्ष) refers to the “senses”, according to the Jñānārṇava.—Accordingly, “The world is similar to an illusion, like a black ointment of delusion for the senses (akṣa). With regard to this, we do not know why this world goes astray”.
Synonyms: Indriya, Hṛṣīka, Viṣaya.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryAkṣa.—same as suvarṇa (q. v.). Note: akṣa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Akṣa.—same as suvarṇa (q. v.). Note: akṣa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Aksa in India is the name of a plant defined with Terminalia bellirica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Myrobalanus laurinoides (Teijsm. & Binn.) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1996)
· Novae Plantarum Species (1821)
· Hooker’s Journal of Botany Kew Gard. Misc. (1851)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1805)
· Flora of the British India (1878)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Aksa, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryakṣa (अक्ष).—m (S) A die for playing with. 2 Axis, axle. 3 A seed used for rosaries, Elæocarpus. 4 Terrestrial latitude.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishakṣa (अक्ष).—m A die. Axis. A seed used for ro- saries. Terrestrial latitude.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAkṣa (अक्ष).—[aś-saḥ]
1) An axis, axle, pivot; अक्षभङ्गे च यानस्य (akṣabhaṅge ca yānasya)....न दण्डं मनुरब्रवीत् (na daṇḍaṃ manurabravīt) Manusmṛti 8.291,292; दृढधूः अक्षः (dṛḍhadhūḥ akṣaḥ) Kāś. V. 4.74; Śiśupālavadha 12.2, 18.7; ज्योतिश्चक्राक्षदण्डः (jyotiścakrākṣadaṇḍaḥ) Dk. 1 Axle-pole.
2) The pole of a cart.
3) A cart, car; also a wheel.
4) The beam of a balance.
5) Terrestrial latitude.
6) A die for playing with; cube; यानाक्षमधिकृत्य ब्रूत इति गम्यते न तु विदेवना- क्षमिति (yānākṣamadhikṛtya brūta iti gamyate na tu videvanā- kṣamiti) | ŚB. on MS.6.8.35.
7) The seed of which rosaries are made.
8) A weight equal to 16 māṣas and called कर्ष (karṣa).
9) Name of the plant Terminalia Belerica (bibhītaka- Mar. behaḍā) the seed of which is used as a die; also the nut of this plant; यथा वै द्वे वामलके द्वे वा कोले द्वौ वाक्षौ मुष्टिरनुभवति (yathā vai dve vāmalake dve vā kole dvau vākṣau muṣṭiranubhavati) Chān. Up; so धाराभिरक्षमात्राभिः (dhārābhirakṣamātrābhiḥ).
10) A shrub producing the rosary seed, Eleocarpus Ganitrus (rudrākṣa); the seed of this plant, as also of another plant (indrākṣa).
11) A serpent; hence a curve.
12) Garuḍa.
13) Name of a son of Rāvaṇa.
14) The soul.
15) Knowledge (usually, sacred).
16) Law; a lawsuit; legal procedure.
17) A person born blind.
18) the lower part of the temples (karṇa- netrayormadhye śaṅkhādadhobhāgaḥ).
19) The base of a column; अथवाक्षं नवांशोच्चं जन्म चैकेन कारयेत् (athavākṣaṃ navāṃśoccaṃ janma caikena kārayet) | Māna.14.17.
20) The window-like part of a swing, a hammock, a palanquin, an axle of a chariot; पार्श्वयोर्वारणं कुर्यात् तस्याधोऽक्षं सुसंयुतम् (pārśvayorvāraṇaṃ kuryāt tasyādho'kṣaṃ susaṃyutam) | Māna.5.165,166.
21) Gambling (in general). cf. अक्षो द्यूते वरूथाङ्गे नयवादौ बिभीतके । कर्षे व्याप्तौ कृषे (akṣo dyūte varūthāṅge nayavādau bibhītake | karṣe vyāptau kṛṣe) (?) चक्रे आधारव्यव- हारयोः । आत्मजे पाशके दैत्यभेदे चेन्द्रियवालयोः (cakre ādhāravyava- hārayoḥ | ātmaje pāśake daityabhede cendriyavālayoḥ) | Nm.
-kṣam (aśnute vyāpnoti viṣayān svavṛttyā saṃyogena vā)
1) An organ of sense; निरोधाच्चेतसोऽक्षाणि निरुद्धान्यखिलान्यपि (nirodhāccetaso'kṣāṇi niruddhānyakhilānyapi) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2.154; संयताक्षो विनीतः (saṃyatākṣo vinītaḥ) Mātaṅga L.12.1. (The word saṃyatākṣa here means 'having control over his senses', but 'having eyes closed' M. W.); m. also (niyacchedviṣayebhyo'kṣān Bhāg.; an object of sense.
2) The eye, (only at the end of comp.; jalajākṣa, kamalākṣa, &c.)
3) Sachal salt, sea-salt.
4) Blue vitriol (from its crystallized shape) (Mar. moracūda) [cf. L. axis; Gr. akshon or axon, old Germ. ahsa; Germ. achse.]
Derivable forms: akṣaḥ (अक्षः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣa (अक्ष).—m.
(-kṣaḥ) 1. A die, cubic or oblong, for playing with. 2. Part of a car. 3. A wheel. 4. A car. 5. A snake. 6. Law suit, legal proceedings 7. Sacred knowledge, 8. The soul. 9. A seed of which Rosaries are made, in which sense it occurs mostly in composition, as, Rudraksha, Indraksha. 10, A Karsha or weight of sixteen mashas. 11. A tree bearing a medicinal fruit. (Terminalia belerica.) 12. A proper name, the son of Ravana. 13. A name of Gadura. 14. A person born blind. 15. Terrestrial latitude. n.
(-kṣaṃ) 1. An organ of sense. 2. Sea, salt. 3. Blue vitriol E. aśu to pervade, Unadi affix sa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣa (अक्ष).—probably from a lost vb. akṣ, corresponding to in I. n. 1. The eye; particularly as latter part of comp. adj., f. kṣī. 2. An organ of sense, [Pañcatantra] ii, [distich] 164. Ii. m. 1. A die, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 74. 2. The name of a plant, Terminalia Bellerica, of which the nuts are used as dice, and the seed for making rosaries.
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Akṣa (अक्ष).—probably akin to aj, m. 1. The axle of a wheel. 2. A wheel. 3. A car.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣa (अक्ष).—[participle] aṣṭa reach, obtain.
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Akṣa (अक्ष).—1. [masculine] die for playing; [plural] game at dice.
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Akṣa (अक्ष).—2. [masculine] axle.
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Akṣa (अक्ष).—3. (adj. —° [feminine] ī) = akṣan.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Akṣa (अक्ष):—[from akṣ] 1. akṣa m. an axle, axis (in this sense also n., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
2) [v.s. ...] a wheel, car, cart
3) [v.s. ...] the beam of a balance or string which holds the pivot of the beam
4) [v.s. ...] a snake, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] terrestrial latitude (cf. -karṇa, -bhā, -bhāga)
6) [v.s. ...] the collar-bone, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] the temporal bone, [Yājñavalkya]
8) [v.s. ...] Name of a measure (= 104 aṅgula);
9) [v.s. ...] 1 (also) a chariot, [Dharmaśarmābhyudaya]
10) [v.s. ...] cf. [Latin] axis; [Greek] ἄξων; Old [German] ahsa; [modern] [German] Achse; [Lithuanian] assis.
11) [from akṣ] 2. akṣa m. (√1. aś, [Uṇādi-sūtra]) a die for gambling
12) [v.s. ...] a cube
13) [v.s. ...] a seed of which rosaries are made (cf. indrākṣa, rudrākṣa)
14) [v.s. ...] the Eleocarpus Ganitrus, producing that seed
15) [v.s. ...] a weight called karṣa, equal to 16 māṣas
16) [v.s. ...] Beleric Myrobalan (Terminalia Belerica), the seed of which is used as a die
17) [v.s. ...] a Name of the number 5
18) [v.s. ...] n. sochal salt
19) [v.s. ...] blue vitriol (from its cube-like crystals), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
20) [from akṣ] 3. akṣa n. an organ of sense
21) [v.s. ...] sensual perception, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
22) [v.s. ...] m. the soul, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
23) [v.s. ...] knowledge, religious knowledge, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
24) [v.s. ...] a lawsuit, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
25) [v.s. ...] a person born blind, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
26) [v.s. ...] Name of Garuḍa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
27) [v.s. ...] of a son of Rāvaṇa
28) [v.s. ...] of a son of Nara, etc.
29) [from akṣ] 4a etc. See [column]3.
30) [from akṣi] 4b n. [only ifc. (f(ī). ) for akṣi], the eye.
31) Ākṣa (आक्ष):—mfn. ([from] 1. akṣa) belonging or referring to terrestrial latitude [commentator or commentary] on [Sūryasiddhānta]
32) n. ([from] 2. akṣa) = ākṣakī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣa (अक्ष):—I. m.
(-kṣaḥ) 1) A die, cubic or oblong, for playing with.
2) Beleric myrobalan (Terminalia belerica), a tree bearing a medicinal fruit, which is used also as a die.
3) A plant (Elaeocarpus Ganitrus).
4) The seed of this plant of which rosaries are made. In this sense it mostly occurs in composition, as Rudrākṣa, Indrākṣa qq. vv.
5) The name of a weight, a Karsha or sixteen māṣas. Ii. m.
(-kṣaḥ) 1) A wheel.
2) The axle of a wheel.
3) A car.
4) A snake.
5) A name of Garuḍa.
6) A proper name, belonging to several persons, as to the son of Rāvaṇa, to a prince, son of Nara &c.
7) Terrestrial latitude.
8) The string that supports the two shafts of the handle of a balance in which the axis of the beam is lodged.
9) The lower part of the temples. Iii. n.
(-kṣam) 1) An eye.
2) An organ of sense.
3) Any thing perceptible by the senses.
4) Sochal salt.
5) Blue vitriol. Iv. [tatpurusha compound] m.
(-kṣaḥ) 1) The soul.
2) Knowledge, especially sacred knowledge.
3) Law suit, legal procedings. V. m.
(-kṣaḥ) A person born blind. Vi. (In
1) Bahuvrīhi and
2) Avyayībhāva compositions as a substitute for akṣi, samāsta aff.
1) ṣac and
2) ṭac) An eye. E. akṣa ‘die’ is stated to be derived from aś, uṇ. aff. sa. For the etymology of this word see the Preface.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣa (अक्ष):—(kṣaḥ) 1. m. A die; a whell; a seed; law; n. an organ of sense.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Akṣa (अक्ष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Akkha.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Akṣa (अक्ष) [Also spelled aksh]:—(nm) an axis.
2) Akṣa (अक्ष) [Also spelled aksh]:—[ya] (a) imperishable, undecaying; perennial; ~[yī] imperishable, undecaying; perennial.
3) Aksa (अक्स) [Also spelled aks]:—(nm) a shadow, reflected image, reflection; —[utāranā] to photograph; to reproduce an exact image;—[karanā]/[lenā] to trace.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAkṣa (ಅಕ್ಷ):—
1) [noun] a small cube with four or six engraved or numbered faces for playing with; a die.
2) [noun] a chess-man like pawn used in dice-game; a pawn.
3) [noun] a game played, often with stakes, with dice; gambling.
4) [noun] a line about which a body rotates or about which a figure is conceived to revolve; an axis.
5) [noun] a straight line about which, the parts of a figure, body or system are symmetrically or systematically arranged.
6) [noun] a fixed line adopted for reference in co-ordinate geometry, curve-plotting; crystallography.
7) [noun] the beam of a balance from which the scales are hung.
8) [noun] the needle at the centre of the beam of a balance.
9) [noun] the rod or a pin in the hub of a wheel on or with which the wheel turns.
10) [noun] a car, driven by animals or men, used to carry the idols of god or used by royal persons or soldiers; a chariot.
11) [noun] a chariot’s wheel; a car-wheel.
12) [noun] (geog.) the angular distance from the equator; latitude.
13) [noun] the distance between the two poles of the earth.
14) [noun] the tree, Terminalia bellerica of Combretaceae family.
15) [noun] its seed used as a die.
16) [noun] the tree Emblica officinalis of Euphorbiaceae, and its fruit; Emblic ( = Emblic myrobalan).
17) [noun] the Elaeocarpus sphaericus (=E.Ganitrus) of Elaeocarpaceae family, and its seed used as rosary.
18) [noun] the shrub Semecarpus anacardium ( = Anacardium orientale) of Anacardiaceae family and its nut; marking nut tree.
19) [noun] any sensual organ.
20) [noun] (usu. at the end of a compound word) the organ of sight; the eye.
21) [noun] the shell of gasteropods, used by primitive people as money and magical object; courie.
22) [noun] an old unit of weight (equal to the weight of eighty Indian liquorice seeds).
23) [noun] copper-sulphate, a hydrous sulphate of copper; blue-vitriol.
24) [noun] the sea-salt.
25) [noun] the immaterial part of human; the soul.
26) [noun] sum of what is known or the range of information a person has; knowledge of material or spiritual subjects.
27) [noun] legal fairness; justice.
28) [noun] a legal suit or its proceedings in a law-court.
29) [noun] the course of action; the fixed or established way, form or procedure that is to be adopted.
30) [noun] a giving up of something, selflessly, for sake of others or for spiritual purpose.
31) [noun] absence of passion (esp. for worldly object); non-attachment.
32) [noun] ability required to do or act; power; vigour; energy.
33) [noun] the colour of the sky; blue.
34) [noun] a snake; a serpent.
35) [noun] anything that is bent or crooked; a curve.
36) [noun] a born-blind person.
37) [noun] the bird considered as king of birds, close akin to eagle; brahminee kite.
38) [noun] any less precious metal used to make an alloy, with a more precious one.
39) [noun] a natural source of minerals; a mine.
40) [noun] name of a plant.
41) [noun] the tower part of the temples.
42) [noun] the quality of being liberal; generosity; magnanimity.
43) [noun] a leaf or scale below calyx, that bears a flower in its axil; bract.
44) [noun] a mythological character in Rāmāyaṇa, a son of Rāvana, the villain.
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Starts with (+423): Akshabha, Akshabhaga, Akshabhanga, Akshabhara, Akshabharika, Akshabheda, Akshabhumi, Akshabijadi, Akshabokshim, Akshacakra, Akshacandra, Akshacarana, Akshachakra, Akshacincini, Akshadama, Akshadanda, Akshadarshaka, Akshadaya, Akshadevana, Akshadevi.
Ends with (+1125): A-shuddha-paksha, Abbhaksha, Abhaksha, Abhakshyabhaksha, Abhinaddhaksha, Abhiraksha, Abjaksha, Adaksha, Adavi draaksha, Adavi draksha, Adavi teega draksha, Adavi-draksha, Adavi-teega-draksha, Adavi-tiga-draksha, Adavidraaksha, Adavidraksha, Adhiraksha, Adhoaksha, Adhoksha, Adhyaksha.
Full-text (+523): Akshadyu, Akshavata, Akshamala, Akshadyutika, Akshadyuta, Akshapada, Akshadevin, Akshasutra, Akshadarshaka, Akshapida, Akshapataka, Akshabhaga, Akshadhurta, Samaksham, Duraksha, Akshapari, Kutaksha, Akshakarna, Akkha, Akshapata.
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