Carekshana, Cārekṣaṇa, Cara-ikshana: 7 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Cārekṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Careksana or Carekshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Charekshana.

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[«previous next»] — Carekshana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cārekṣaṇa (चारेक्षण).—m. 'using spies as eyes', a king (or a statesman) who employs spies and sees through their medium; चारचक्षु- र्महीपतिः (cāracakṣu- rmahīpatiḥ) Manusmṛti 9.256; cf. Kāmandaka :-गावः पश्यन्ति गन्धेन वेदैः पश्यन्ति च द्विजाः । चारैः पश्यन्ति राजानश्चक्षुर्भ्यामितरे जनाः (gāvaḥ paśyanti gandhena vedaiḥ paśyanti ca dvijāḥ | cāraiḥ paśyanti rājānaścakṣurbhyāmitare janāḥ) || also Rām. :-यस्मात्पश्यन्ति दूरस्थाः सर्वानर्थान्नराधिपाः । चारेण तस्मादुच्यन्ते राजानश्चारचक्षुषः (yasmātpaśyanti dūrasthāḥ sarvānarthānnarādhipāḥ | cāreṇa tasmāducyante rājānaścāracakṣuṣaḥ) ||

Derivable forms: cārekṣaṇaḥ (चारेक्षणः).

Cārekṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cāra and īkṣaṇa (ईक्षण). See also (synonyms): cāracakṣus.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cārekṣaṇa (चारेक्षण).—m.

(-ṇaḥ) A statesman, a minister or king. E. cāru a spy, and īkṣaṇa seeing.

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

Cārekṣaṇa (चारेक्षण).—[adjective] = 2 cāracaksus.

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

Cārekṣaṇa (चारेक्षण):—[from cāra] mfn. = ra-dṛś, [Śiśupāla-vadha ii, 82.]

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

Cārekṣaṇa (चारेक्षण):—[cāre-kṣaṇa] (ṇaḥ) 1. m. A statesman.

[Sanskrit to German]

Carekshana 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.

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