The Sanskrit term Atīkṣṇa can be transliterated into English as Atiksna or Atikshna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Atīkṣṇa (अतीक्ष्ण) refers to “(one whose wisdom is) not yet sharp”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[Digression on a case brought against the Buddha; B. The defense].—[8. Simultaneous Teaching of the Self and the Non-self].—In some places the Buddha says that the ātman exists and in other places he says that it does not exist.—[...] It is the anātman that is true, for the Seals of the Dharma say: ‘All conditioned dharmas are impermanent; all dharmas are without self; nirvāṇa is peace’. Now the Dharma seal called nirvāṇa is the true nature of dharmas. But if someone has not yet planted the roots of good, if his wisdom is not yet sharp (atīkṣṇa-prajñā), the Buddha does not preach the profound doctrine of anātman to him because, if he did, this person would fall into the view of nihilism. [...]”.

context information

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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atīkṣṇa (अतीक्ष्ण).—mfn.

(-kṣaṇaḥ-kṣṇāḥ-kṣṇaṃ) Blunt, not sharp, dull, obtuse. E. a neg. tīkṣṇa sharp.

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

1) Atīkṣṇa (अतीक्ष्ण):—[=a-tīkṣṇa] mfn. not sharp, blunt

2) [v.s. ...] not severe or rigid.

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

Atīkṣṇa (अतीक्ष्ण):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-kṣṇaḥ-kṣṇā-kṣṇam) Not sharp, blunt, dull, obtuse. E. a neg. and tīkṣṇa.

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

Atīkṣṇa (अतीक्ष्ण):—[(kṣṇaḥ-kṣṇā-kṣṇaṃ) a.] Blunt.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Atīkṣṇa (अतीक्ष्ण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aikkha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Atikshna in German

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Tikshna, A.

Starts with: Atikshnagra, Atikshnaprajna, Atikshnata, Atikshnendriya.

Ends with: Mahatikshna, Sarvatikshna, Vajratikshna, Vartatikshna.

Full-text: Aikkha, Ra, A, Manda.

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