Avakanksh, Avakāṅkṣ, Ava-kanksh: 2 definitions
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Avakanksh 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 Avakāṅkṣ can be transliterated into English as Avakanks or Avakanksh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvakāṅkṣ (अवकाङ्क्ष्):—[=ava-√kāṅkṣ] to desire, long for, [Caraka];—p. [negative] an-avakāṅkṣamāṇa, not wishing impatiently (said of ascetics who, having renounced all food, expect death without impatience), [Jaina literature]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Avakāṅkṣ (अवकाङ्क्ष्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avakkhaṃ.
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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Ends with: Niravakanksh.
Full-text: Avakkham.
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