Cakshana, Cakṣaṇa: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Cakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Caksana or Cakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chakshana.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCakṣaṇa (चक्षण).—[cakṣ-lyuṭ na khyādeśaḥ]
1) Ved. 1 Appearance, new aspect; यत्रामृतस्य चक्षणम् (yatrāmṛtasya cakṣaṇam) Ṛgveda 1.13.5.
2) Speaking, saying.
3) Eating a relish to promote appetite.
Derivable forms: cakṣaṇam (चक्षणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakṣaṇa (चक्षण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Eating a relish to promote drinking. 2. Speaking, saying. E. cakṣ to speak, to eat, affix lyuṭ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakṣaṇa (चक्षण).—[neuter] appearance, aspect.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cakṣaṇa (चक्षण):—[from cakṣ] n. appearing, appearance, aspect, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] speaking, saying, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] (for jakṣ?) eating a relish to promote drinking, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. viśva-; abhiand prati-cakṣ; vi-cakṣaṇa.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakṣaṇa (चक्षण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. Eating a relish to promote drinking; speaking.
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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 corpusCakṣaṇa (ಚಕ್ಷಣ):—[noun] an eatable made of the meat (flesh of animals), taken while drinking liquors.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text: Vicakshana, Praticakshana, Abhicakshana, Vishvacakshana, Avacakshanam, Pracakshanam, Vicakshanam, Vicakshanatva, Kalilakshita, Vicakshanammanya, Vicakshanacanasitavat, Vicakshanavat, Vicakkanan, Vaicakshanya.
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