The Sanskrit terms Āyatākṣa and Āyatākṣā can be transliterated into English as Ayataksa or Ayataksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)

Ayatākṣā (अयताक्षा) refers to “she who has wide eyes”, according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] Her body is beautiful and bears the hue of vermillion. Its middle part is slim, [and] she is the repository of beauty. She is slightly bent like a young elephant because of her pitcher-like breasts, resembling the temples of a young elephant. Her eyes are moving and wide (ayatākṣā) like those of a deer. She is moon-faced, her smiles are gentle, and she serves as the felicitous banner of the Love-god. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Āyatākṣa (आयताक्ष).—a.

-kṣī f.)

Āyatākṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āyata and akṣa (अक्ष).

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

Āyatākṣa (आयताक्ष).—[feminine] ī the same.

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

Āyatākṣa (आयताक्ष):—[from ā-yata > ā-yam] mf(ī)n. having longish eyes, [Bhartṛhari etc.]

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

Āyatākṣa (आयताक्ष):—[āyatā+kṣa] (kṣaḥ-kṣī-kṣaṃ) a. Long-eyed.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ayataksha in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Āyatākṣa (ಆಯತಾಕ್ಷ):—[noun] a man with long or broad eyes.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Aksha, Ayata.

Ends with: Ambujayataksha, Stimitayataksha, Vipulayataksha.

Full-text: Ayatambaka.

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