Cakshurdana, Cakṣurdāna, Cakshus-dana: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Cakṣurdāna can be transliterated into English as Caksurdana or Cakshurdana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chakshurdana.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCakṣurdāna (चक्षुर्दान).—the ceremony of anointing the eyes of an image at the time of consecrating it.
Derivable forms: cakṣurdānam (चक्षुर्दानम्).
Cakṣurdāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cakṣus and dāna (दान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakṣurdāna (चक्षुर्दान).—n.
(-naṃ) The ceremony of anointing the eyes of the image at the time of consecration. E. cakṣus and dāna giving.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakṣurdāna (चक्षुर्दान):—[=cakṣur-dāna] [from cakṣur > cakṣ] n. ‘gift of sight’, the ceremony of anointing the eyes of an image at the time of consecration, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakṣurdāna (चक्षुर्दान):—[cakṣur-dāna] (naṃ) 1. n. The ceremony of anointing the eyes of an idol.
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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.
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Partial matches: Cakshur, Cakshus, Dana, Tana.
Full-text: Cakshurunmilana.
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