Bhakshin, Bhakṣin, Bhakshi, Bhakṣī: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Bhakshin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 terms Bhakṣin and Bhakṣī can be transliterated into English as Bhaksin or Bhakshin or Bhaksi or Bhakshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsBhakṣin (भक्षिन्) [=Bhakṣya?] refers to the “(sexual) enjoyment (of women)”, according to the Tantrasadbhāva (verse 6.218): an important Trika Tantra and a major authority for Kashmiri Trika Śaivites.—Accordingly, “Doing (kriyā) is what gives people results; knowledge does not produce results, just as a man knowledgable in the sexual enjoyment of women (strī-bhakṣya-bhogajña—strībhakṣyabhogajño) is not happy without doing it (kriyā). But doing should be understood as twofold: it is held to be outer and inner. Inner action (kriyā) is through yogic meditation, while outer action is through worship, ascetic observances, etc. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramBhakṣin (भक्षिन्) (Cf. Bhakṣiṇī) refers to “one who devours (the skeleton)” (of Time), according to the Ciñcinīmatasārasamuccaya verse 7.220cd-222.—Accordingly, “One's own form, devoid of form, is the form between form and non-form. (That) undifferentiated reality is active everywhere and is free of Being and Non-being. Kālī, the Supreme Goddess who devours the Skeleton (kaṅkāla-bhakṣiṇī) (of Time) is manifest there. Once drunk from the vessel of the sprout of the Skeleton born of the nectar of the Void, she is made to pulsate and vomit. Thus, the universe comes into being”.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusBhakṣī (भक्षी) refers to an “eating elephant”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 9, “on kinds of must”]: “11. When his gait stumbles for no reason, his neck droops, he is very melancholy, sighs long and gently, his trunk hangs down to the ground, his eyes close quickly, he is sleepy and his limbs are sluggish, he eats enormously (amita-bhakṣī) and urinates frequently, that is the dangerous (kind of must)”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryBhakṣī (भक्षी).—a (S) That eats. In comp. as annabhakṣī, vāyubhakṣī, tṛṇabhakṣī, phalabhakṣī, māṃsabhakṣī, matsyabhakṣī, prēta- bhakṣī, alpa-bahu-mita-amita-pathya-apathya-kadanna-parānna- bhakṣī &c., answering to vorous; as graminivorous or herbivorous, frugivorous, carnivorous, piscivorous &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishBhakṣī (भक्षी).—a That eats.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhakṣin (भक्षिन्).—[-bhakṣ + in], adj. Eating; in sarva-, adj. Eating all kinds of food, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 472.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhakṣin (भक्षिन्).—[adjective] enjoying, eating (mostly —°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhakṣin (भक्षिन्):—[from bhakṣa > bhakṣ] mfn. (mostly ifc.; ṣi-tva n.) eating, devouring, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Bhakṣin (भक्षिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bhakkhi.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryBhakṣī (भक्षी) [Also spelled bakshi]:——used as a suffix denoting one who eats, eater (e.g. [narabhakṣī] man-eater).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhakṣi (ಭಕ್ಷಿ):—[noun] the chief of a department in a palace.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryBhakṣī (भक्षी):—adj. word used as a suffix denoting 'eating' or 'destroying' as in;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Bhakshini.
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