Amoksha, Amokṣa: 5 definitions
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Amoksha 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 Amokṣa can be transliterated into English as Amoksa or Amoksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAmokṣa (अमोक्ष).—a. Not liberated, unloosed.
-kṣaḥ 1 Bondage, confinement.
2) Non-liberation from worldly existence.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmokṣa (अमोक्ष).—m.
(-kṣaḥ) 1. Bondage, confinement. 2. Confinement to life. mfn.
(-kṣaḥ-kṣā-kṣaṃ) Unliberated, unloosed. E. a neg. mokṣa liberation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Amokṣa (अमोक्ष):—[=a-mokṣa] mfn. (√mokṣ,) unliberated, unloosed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. want of freedom, bondage confinement
3) [v.s. ...] non liberation (from mundane existence).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmokṣa (अमोक्ष):—[a-mokṣa] (kṣaḥ-kṣā-kṣaṃ) a. Unliberated.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āmokṣa (आमोक्ष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Āmokkha, Āmokkhā.
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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Starts with: Amokshana, Amokshayat.
Ends with (+16): Bandhamoksha, Bashpamoksha, Bhavamoksha, Bhogamoksha, Dharmarthakamamoksha, Dravyamoksha, Duhkhamoksha, Gajendramoksha, Gandhamoksha, Garbhamoksha, Kapalamoksha, Karamoksha, Kshipramoksha, Mahamoksha, Marmarapattramoksha, Matrikamoksha, Mucukundamoksha, Nagendramoksha, Pakshamoksha, Paramamoksha.
Full-text: Amokkha, Amoksh, Amokshayat, Mokshaka.
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