Jagaccakshus, Jagaccakṣus: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Jagaccakṣus can be transliterated into English as Jagaccaksus or Jagaccakshus, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Jagachchakshus.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationJagaccakṣus (जगच्चक्षुस्) refers to the “eye of the universe”, and is used to describe Śiva assuming the form of Sūrya, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.30 (“The Celebration of Pārvatī’s Return”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] In the meantime the lord of mountains returned from the Gaṅgā. He saw the mendicant in the human form in his court-yard. [...] Then the lord of mountains saw the four-faced deity, the creator of worlds, red in colour and reciting the Vedic hymns. Then the lord of mountains saw the form of the sun, the eye of the universe (jagaccakṣus), much to his enthusiastic amazement. Then, O dear one, he saw him in the wonderful form of Śiva accompanied by Pārvatī. He was smiling and shining beautifully. [...]”.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJagacchakṣus (जगच्छक्षुस्).—[=jagaccakṣus?] m. the sun.
Jagacchakṣus is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jagat and cakṣus (चक्षुस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJagaccakṣus (जगच्चक्षुस्).—m.
(-kṣuḥ) The sun. E. jagat the universe, and cakṣusa the eye.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJagaccakṣus (जगच्चक्षुस्):—[=jagac-cakṣus] [from jagac > jaga] n. ‘eye of the universe (= gad-eka-c)’, the sun, [Kathāsaritsāgara lix, 51; Kāśī khaṇḍa, from the skanda-purāṇa vli, 44; Bṛhan-nāradīya-purāṇa, 38 adhyāya i, 8.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJagaccakṣus (जगच्चक्षुस्):—[jaga-ccakṣus] (kṣuḥ) 5. m. The sun.
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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: Jagac, Jaga, Jaka, Cakshus.
Full-text: Janacakshus.
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