Cikirsha, Cikīrṣā: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Cikirsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 term Cikīrṣā can be transliterated into English as Cikirsa or Cikirsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chikirsha.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationCikīrṣā (चिकीर्षा) refers to “having a desire (to carry out the task of the gods)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.18 (“The conversation between Nārada and Jalandhara”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “[...] The great lord [i.e., Śiva], the bestower of all desires to his devotees called Nārada and commissioned him with a desire to carry out the task of the gods (devakārya-cikīrṣā). Then the celestial sage, the wise devotee of Śiva, the goal of the good, went to the gods in the city of the Asuras at the bidding of Śiva. On seeing the sage Nārada coming, the distressed gods, Indra and others, stood up. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycikīrṣā (चिकीर्षा).—f S Desire to do.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcikīrṣā (चिकीर्षा).—f Desire to do. cikīrṣu a Desir- ous of doing.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCikīrṣā (चिकीर्षा).—
1) Desire of doing (anything), will, wish, desire, intention. ते वयं प्राप्तकालस्य चिकीर्षा मन्त्रयामहे (te vayaṃ prāptakālasya cikīrṣā mantrayāmahe) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.2.31.
2) A desire to know ('kṛ' vijñāne); अस्त्रार्थमगमं पूर्वं धनुर्वेदचिकीर्षया (astrārthamagamaṃ pūrvaṃ dhanurvedacikīrṣayā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.131.4.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCikīrṣā (चिकीर्षा).—f.
(-rṣā) Desire to do any thing. E. kṛ to do, in the desiderative form, a aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCikīrṣā (चिकीर्षा).—i. e. cikīrṣa, desiderat. of kṛ, + ā, f. The desire to perform, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 36, 7.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCikīrṣā (चिकीर्षा).—[feminine] wish to do; desire of, endeavour at ([genetive] or —°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cikīrṣā (चिकीर्षा):—[from cikīrṣaka > cikīraṣā] f. ([Pāṇini 3-3, 102; Kāśikā-vṛtti]) intention or desire to make or do or perform (generally ifc.), [Mahābhārata i; Rāmāyaṇa i, v; Pāṇini 2-3, 66; Kāśikā-vṛtti] (with [genitive case]), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa ii f.]
2) [v.s. ...] (raṣā), [xi, 9, 26]
3) [v.s. ...] desire for ([genitive case] or in [compound]), [Mahābhārata i, 1860 and 5172; Harivaṃśa 4907.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCikīrṣā (चिकीर्षा):—(rṣā) 1. f. Desire to act.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Cikirshaka, Cikirshat.
Ends with: Apacikirsha, Labhanishcikirsha, Nishcikirsha, Praticikirsha, Priyacikirsha, Uccikirsha.
Full-text: Cikirasha, Priyacikirsha, Apacikirsha, Apacikirshu, Praticikirsha, Nivritti, Pratyayanta, Pravritti, Prayatna.
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