Jighrikshu, Jighṛkṣu: 6 definitions

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Jighrikshu 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 Jighṛkṣu can be transliterated into English as Jighrksu or Jighrikshu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Jighṛkṣu (जिघृक्षु).—mfn. (-kṣuḥ-kṣuḥ-kṣu) Wishing to seize or take. E. grah to take, desiderative form, u aff.

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

Jighṛkṣu (जिघृक्षु).—wishing to take, seize, grasp, rob, gather, learn ([accusative] or —°).

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

1) Jighṛkṣu (जिघृक्षु):—[from jighṛkṣā] mfn. (ifc. or with [accusative]) intending to take or seize, [Mahābhārata iv, viii; Harivaṃśa 6463; Śakuntalā i,27/28] ([varia lectio]), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa x]

2) [v.s. ...] wishing to rob, [Mahābhārata ii, 1952]

3) [v.s. ...] wishing to take up (water, jala.), [Pañcatantra iii, 12, 0/1] wishing to gather, [Mahābhārata i, 3373]

4) [v.s. ...] wishing to learn, 5240.

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

Jighṛkṣu (जिघृक्षु):—[(kṣuḥ-kṣuḥ-kṣu) a.] Wishing to take

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Jighrikshu 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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