Dvadashaksha, Dvādaśākṣa: 7 definitions
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Dvadashaksha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Dvādaśākṣa can be transliterated into English as Dvadasaksa or Dvadashaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDvādaśākṣa (द्वादशाक्ष).—A warrior of Subrahmaṇya. (Mahābhārata Śalya Parva, Chapter 45, Stanza 88).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesDvādaśākṣa (द्वादशाक्ष) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.44.54) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Dvādaśākṣa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvādaśākṣa (द्वादशाक्ष).—m.
(-kṣaḥ) 1. The god Kartikeya. 2. The deity or sage Budd'ha. E. dvādaśa twelve, and akṣa an eye: the word is sometimes read in the second sense, dvādaśākhya m.
(-khyaḥ) the twelve named.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dvādaśākṣa (द्वादशाक्ष):—[from dvā-daśa > dvā] mf(ī)n. 12. eyed
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Skanda, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. śa-locana)
3) [v.s. ...] of one of his attendants, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] of a Buddha (cf. śākhya), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvādaśākṣa (द्वादशाक्ष):—[dvādaśā+kṣa] (kṣaḥ) 1. m. The god Kārtikeya; the sage Buddha.
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Starts with: Dvadashakshara, Dvadashaksharamala, Dvadashaksharamalika, Dvadashaksharamantra, Dvadashaksharavidya.
Full-text: Dvadashakhya.
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