Arksha, Ārkṣa: 6 definitions
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Arksha 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 Ārkṣa can be transliterated into English as Arksa or Arksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Ārkṣa (आर्क्ष).—(rkṣī f.) [ṛkṣasyedaṃ aṇ] Stellar, regulated by stars or pertaining to them.
-rkṣaḥ A son or descendant of Rikṣa; Ṛgveda 8.68.16.
Ārkṣa (आर्क्ष).—mfn.
(-rkṣaḥ-rkṣī-rkṣaṃ) Stellar, regulated by the stars or constellations. E. ṛkṣa and aṇa aff.
1) Ārkṣa (आर्क्ष):—mf(ī)n. ([from] ṛkṣa), stellar, belonging to or regulated by the stars or constellations
2) m. a son or descendant of Ṛkṣa, [Ṛg-veda viii, 68, 16; Mahābhārata]
Ārkṣa (आर्क्ष):—[(rkṣaḥ-rkṣī-rkṣaṃ) a.] Stellar.
Ārkṣa (आर्क्ष):—m. ein Sohn oder Abkömmling des Ṛkṣa; so heisst Āśvamedha [Ṛgveda 8, 57, 16 (15).] Śrutarvan [63, 13. 4.] Saṃvaraṇa [Mahābhārata 1, 3725.] — Vgl. ārkṣya .
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Ārkṣa (आर्क्ष):—adj. (f. ī) zu den Sternen (ṛkṣa) in Beziehung stehend, siderisch [WEBER, Jyotiṣa 42. 55. 78. 107.]
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Ārkṣa (आर्क्ष):—adj. (Nachträge) [Sūryasiddhānta 14, 1. 2.]
Ārkṣa (आर्क्ष):——
1) Adj. (f. ī) siderisch [Gaṇitādhāya 1,17.] —
2) m. Patron. von ṛkṣa.
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: Arkshakayana, Arkshavarsha.
Full-text: Arkshavarsha, Samdhyarksha, Arkshya, Arkshakayana, Arkshyayani, Shrutarvan, Samvarana.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 8.74.4 < [Sukta 74]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 273 - Reckoning of Yugas < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 85 - War between Krishna and Asuras < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 56.11 - Description of the Year (Saṃvatsara) < [Part 2 - Pūrva-bhāga: Dvitīya-pāda]
History of Science in South Asia
The Units of Time in Ancient and Medieval India < [Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017)]