Apikaksha, Apikakṣa: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Apikakṣa can be transliterated into English as Apikaksa or Apikaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApikakṣa (अपिकक्ष).—Ved. The region of the arm-pits and shoulder-blades, especially in animals. उत स्य वाजी क्षिपणिं तुरण्यति ग्रीवायां बद्धो अपिकक्ष आसनि (uta sya vājī kṣipaṇiṃ turaṇyati grīvāyāṃ baddho apikakṣa āsani) Ṛgveda 4.4.4.
-kṣam ind. In the arm-pit.
Derivable forms: apikakṣaḥ (अपिकक्षः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apikakṣa (अपिकक्ष):—[=api-kakṣa] m. the region of the arm-pits and shoulder-blades (especially in animals), [Ṛg-veda iv, 40, 4, x, 134, 7; Lāṭyāyana]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a man and m. [plural] his descendants.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApikakṣa (अपिकक्ष):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-kṣaḥ) (ved.)
1) The place near the arm-pits; when applied to horses, the part near the shoulder where the saddle is put (= paryāṇadeśaḥ).
2) A proper name; m. pl.
(-kṣāḥ) his descendants. E. api and kakṣa.
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