Asitekshana, Asitekṣaṇa, Asita-ikshana: 3 definitions

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Asitekshana 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 Asitekṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Asiteksana or Asitekshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Asitekṣaṇa (असितेक्षण).—[A-sita-], adj., f. ṇā, black-eyed, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 52, 40.

Asitekṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asita and īkṣaṇa (ईक्षण).

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

Asitekṣaṇa (असितेक्षण).—[adjective] black-eyed.

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

Asitekṣaṇa (असितेक्षण):—[=asi-tekṣaṇa] [from asita] mfn. blackeyed, [Mahābhārata]

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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.

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