Kaksha, Kakṣā, Kākṣa, Kakṣa, Kaksheshu: 28 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Kakṣā and Kākṣa and Kakṣa can be transliterated into English as Kaksa or Kaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Kakṣa (कक्ष) means hidden place and in those places also, He (Rudra) nourishes the plants and animals.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Kakṣa (कक्ष) refers to the “arm-pit” [?], as taught in the Marma (“vital points of the body”) section of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidyā).—The Kāśyapasaṃhitā specifically mentions that snake-bite in the sense organs, heart, [+ kakṣa], between the eye-brows, bosom, belly, palate, joints, neck, forehead, chin, middle of the navel and joints of the feet, is highly risky.
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Kakṣa (कक्ष) refers to the “girth” (of elephants), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 2, “on favorable marks”]: “3. (Good is) an elephant whose feet are distinguished by nails numbering twenty, the elevation of whose temporal bosses is great, whose two ears are red and their edges not frayed, whose girth (akakṣa) is very smooth [suślakṣṇakakṣaḥ karī], whose tusks are honey colored and the right one higher, whose belly is well filled out, whose tail and trunk are regularly stout, straight, long, and handsome, who is swarthy like betel nuts”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Kakṣa (कक्ष) is a Sanskrit technical term translating to “armpit”, and used in Ayurvedic literature such as the Suśruta-saṃhitā.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kakṣa (कक्ष).—A place of habitation of ancient Bhārata. (Śloka 49, Chapter 9, Bhīṣma Parva).
Kakṣa (कक्ष) refers to “one’s loins”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.14 (“The Gaṇas argue and wrangle”).—Accordingly, after Pārvatī’s friends spoke to Gaṇeśa: “On hearing the words of the friend and his mother Gaṇeśvara became highly delighted, strengthened and lifted up. Girting up his loins (baddha-kakṣa), tying his turban firmly and clapping his calves and thighs, he spoke fearlessly to all the Gaṇas”.
Kākṣa (काक्ष) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. ) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kākṣa) 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.
Kavya (poetry)
Kakṣā (कक्षा) refers to a “point of excellence” and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 6.81. Nārāyaṇa explains the word utkarṣa, Mallinātha as utkṛṣṭāvasthā, Cāṇḍūpaṇḍita as pratiṣṭākoṭi.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Kakṣa (कक्ष) refers to the “orbits” (of the planets), according to a particular manuscript of Nityānanda’s Sarvasiddhāntarāja.—[...] Different tones of ink are used to indicate the different orbital spheres in these diagrams, e.g., in the excerpted digital trace from f. 20 r. There are diagrams depicting the spherical triangles formed by intersecting great circles on the celestial sphere on ff. 28v–30v; a digital trace from f. 28v is shown here to the right On f. 35 v, we find a remarkable diagram (digital trace seen to the left) presenting the sizes of the orbits (kakṣas) of the planets (measured in yojanas)in a geocentric model of concentric spheres extending outwards up to the sphere of constellations .
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Kakṣa (कक्ष) refers to the “armpit”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Not knowing the highest reality, which is situated within himself, the confused man goes astray [looking for it] in the scriptures, [just as] the foolish herdsman looks in a well while the [missing] goat is [being held] under his armpit (kakṣa) [kakṣāgate]. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Kakṣa (कक्ष) refers to one of the twenty-four Vartanās (“movements of the arm”), discussed in Kallinātha’s commentary on Saṅgistaratnākara of Śārṅgadeva (1953: Vol. IV: p.105).—Kallinātha says that in spite of Śārṅgadeva not having mentioned these, he will describe the vartanās which have been expounded by Kohala. He proceeds to give a quotation of Kohala from the work Saṅgītameru which gives the definitions of twenty four kara-vartanās. [For example, Kakṣa] [...] Kohala says that in the case of these vartanās, their names themselves make their lakṣaṇa clear and therefore he has mentioned only their names.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Kakṣā (कक्षा) refers to one of the “thousand names of Kumārī”, as mentioned in the Kumārīsahasranāma, which is included in the 10th chapter of the first part (prathamabhāga) of the Rudrayāmala-Uttaratantra: an ancient Tantric work primarily dealing with the practice of Kuṇḍalinī-yoga, the worship of Kumārī and discussions regarding the Cakras. This edition is said to be derived of the Rudrayāmalatantra and consists of 6000 verses in 90 chapters (paṭalas) together with the Saralā-Hindīvyākhyopetam (i.e., the Rudrayamalam Uttaratantram with Sarala Hindi translation).—Kakṣā is mentioned in śloka 1.10.13.—The chapter notes that one is granted the rewards obtained by reciting the text even without the performance of pūjā (worship), japa, snāna (bathing) and puraścaryā.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Biology (plants and animals)
Kaksha in India is the name of a plant defined with Abrus precatorius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Abrus pauciflorus Desv. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) (1826)
· Botanica Macaronesica (1980)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Standard Shona Dictionary. (1959)
· J. Fla. Med. Assoc. (1978)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
kakṣa (कक्ष).—m S The axilla or armpit. 2 A side or flank.
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kakṣā (कक्षा).—f S In disputation. Objection or reply. 2 An apartment. 3 Orbit (of a planet or satellite).
kakṣa (कक्ष).—m The armpit. A side or flank.
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kakṣā (कक्षा).—f Objection or reply. Orbit (of a planet).
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
Kakṣa (कक्ष).—1 A lurking or hiding place; क्रोष्टा वराहं निरतक्त कक्षात् (kroṣṭā varāhaṃ niratakta kakṣāt) Ṛgveda 1.28.4.
2) The end of the lower garment; see कक्षा (kakṣā).
3) A climbing plant, creeper.
4) Grass, dry grass; यतस्तु कक्षस्तत एव वह्निः (yatastu kakṣastata eva vahniḥ) R.7.55,11.75; यथोद्धरति निर्दाता कक्षं धान्यं च रक्षति (yathoddharati nirdātā kakṣaṃ dhānyaṃ ca rakṣati) Manusmṛti 7.11.
5) A forest of dead trees, dry wood; Bṛī. Up.2.9.7.
6) The arm-pit; °अन्तर (antara) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1 the cavity of the armpit; प्रक्षिप्योदर्चिषं कक्षे शेरते तेऽभिमारुतम् (prakṣipyodarciṣaṃ kakṣe śerate te'bhimārutam) Śiśupālavadha 2.42.
7) The harem of a king.
8) The interior of a forest; आशु निर्गत्य कक्षात् (āśu nirgatya kakṣāt) Ṛtusaṃhāra 1.27; कक्षान्तरगतो वायुः (kakṣāntaragato vāyuḥ) Rām.
9) The side of flank (of anything); ते सरांसि सरित्कक्षान् (te sarāṃsi saritkakṣān) Rām.4.47.2.
1) A woman's girdle; as in आबद्धनिबिडकक्षैः (ābaddhanibiḍakakṣaiḥ).
11) A surrounding wall.
12) A part of a boat.
13) The orbit of a planet.
14) A buffalo.
15) A gate; उपेत्य स यदुश्रेष्टो बाह्यकक्षाद्विनिर्गतः (upetya sa yaduśreṣṭo bāhyakakṣādvinirgataḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 2.2.12.
16) The Beleric Myrobalan or Terminalia Belerica (Mar. gugguḷa, behaḍā).
17) A marshy ground.
-kṣā 1 Painful boils in the arm-pit.
2) An elephant's rope; also his girth.
3) A woman's girdle or zone; a girdle, waist-band (in general); 'कक्षा बृहति- कायां स्यात्काञ्च्यां मध्येभबन्धने (kakṣā bṛhati- kāyāṃ syātkāñcyāṃ madhyebhabandhane)' इति विश्वः (iti viśvaḥ); युघे परैः सह दृढबद्ध- कक्षया (yughe paraiḥ saha dṛḍhabaddha- kakṣayā) Śiśupālavadha 17.24.
4) A surrounding wall; a wall,
5) The waist, middle part; एते हि विद्युद्गुणबद्धकक्षा (ete hi vidyudguṇabaddhakakṣā) Mṛcchakaṭika 5.21.
6) A courtyard; area, Rām.4.33.19 (saptakakṣā); त्रीणि गुल्मान्यतीयाय तिस्रः कक्षाश्च स द्विजः (trīṇi gulmānyatīyāya tisraḥ kakṣāśca sa dvijaḥ) Bhāgavata 1.8.16.
7) An enclosure.
8) An inner apartment, a private chamber; room in general; 'कक्षा कच्छे वस्त्रायां काञ्च्यां गेहे प्रकोष्ठके (kakṣā kacche vastrāyāṃ kāñcyāṃ gehe prakoṣṭhake)' इति यादवः (iti yādavaḥ); Kumārasambhava 7.7; Manusmṛti 7.224; गृहकलहंसकान- नुसरन् कक्षान्तरप्रधावितः (gṛhakalahaṃsakāna- nusaran kakṣāntarapradhāvitaḥ) K.63,182; कक्षासु रक्षितैर्दक्षैस्तार्क्ष्यः सर्पेष्विवापतत् (kakṣāsu rakṣitairdakṣaistārkṣyaḥ sarpeṣvivāpatat) Parṇāl.3.38.
9) A harem.
1) Similarity.
11) An upper garment; दुर्योधनो हस्तिनं पद्मवर्णं सुवर्णकक्षम् (duryodhano hastinaṃ padmavarṇaṃ suvarṇakakṣam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.2.7.
12) Objection or reply in argument (in Logic &c.).
13) Emulation or rivalry.
14) A secluded part of an edifice; गत्वा कक्षान्तरं त्वन्यत् (gatvā kakṣāntaraṃ tvanyat) Manusmṛti 7.224.
15) A particular part of a carriage.
16) The jeweller's weight, Rati.
17) The end of the lower garment which, after the cloth is girt round the lower part of the body, is brought up behind and tucked into the waistband (Mar. kāṃsoṭā)
18) Tying up the waist.
19) The wrist.
2) Border or lace; स्वर्णकक्ष- पताकाभिः (svarṇakakṣa- patākābhiḥ) Bhāgavata 9.1.37.
21) The basin of a balance (kakṣaḥ also).
-kṣam 1 A star.
2) Sin.
Derivable forms: kakṣaḥ (कक्षः).
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Kākṣa (काक्ष).—[kutsitamakṣaṃ atra, koḥ kādeśaḥ; Sk. on P.VI.3.14] A side-long look, a glance.
-kṣam Frown, look of displeasure, malicious look; काक्षेणानादरेक्षितः (kākṣeṇānādarekṣitaḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 5.24. काक्षेण पश्यति लिखत्यभिखां नयज्ञः (kākṣeṇa paśyati likhatyabhikhāṃ nayajñaḥ) Dūtavākyam 1.12.
Derivable forms: kākṣaḥ (काक्षः).
Kakṣa (कक्ष).—m.
(-kṣaḥ) 1. The armpit. 2. A spreading creeper, a climbing plant. 3. Grass. 4. Dry grass. 5. A wood, a forest. 6. A forest of dead trees, a dry wood. 7. A private or inner chamber or part of a house. 8. Sin. 9. A buffalo. 10. The side or flank. 11. (In astro- nomy,) The orbit of a planet, or the circle anciently termed a deferent. 12. A gate. 13. The beleric myrobalan, (Terminalia belerica.) mf.
(-kṣaḥ-kṣā) 1. A wall. 2. The end of the lower garment, which after the cloth is carried round the body, is brought up behind, and tucked into the waistband. f.
(-kṣā) 1. An elephant’s rope, the string round his neck, also his girth. 2. A woman’s girdle or zone. 3. An enclosure, a part or division of an edifice. 4. A part of a car. 5. Objection or reply in argument. 6. Similarity, parity. 7. Emulation, rivalship. 8. The jeweller’s weight, the Retti. 9. Painful boils in the armpit, side, shoulder, &c. n.
(-kṣaṃ) A constellation, a star: see kakṣyā, kaccha, kāñci, &c. E. kaṣ to hurt or kill, sa Unadi affix, fem. ṭāp.
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Kākṣa (काक्ष).—mfn.
(-kṣaḥ-kṣā-kṣaṃ) Frowning, looking, scornfully or in displeasure. m.
(-kṣaḥ) A glance, a wink or leer. n.
(-kṣaṃ) A frown, a look of displeasure. E. kā for ku diminutive or depreciative, and akṣi the eye. f. (-kṣī) 1. A sort of trefoil, (Cytisus cojan.) 2. A perfume, a fragrant kind of earth. E. kakṣa a creeping plant, aṇ and ṅīp affs.
Kakṣa (कक्ष).—I. m. 1. A spreading creeper, Mahābhārata 3, 12548; weed, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 110. 2. A dry wood, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 5, 24. 3. A forest, Mahābhārata 15, 1082. 4. The side or flank, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 36, 108 (of an army). 5. pl. The name of a people, Mahābhārata 6, 356. Ii. m. and f. kṣā. 1. The armpit, [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 10, 19; [Mṛcchakaṭikā, (ed. Stenzler.)] 34, 11. 2. The end of the lower garment tucked into the waistband, Mahābhārata 2, 902; [Pañcatantra] 32, 25 (used for keeping money). Iii. f. kṣā. 1. A girdle, Mahābhārata 4, 1749. 2. A wall, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 32, 32. 3. An enclosure, a part of an edifice, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 224.
Kakṣa (कक्ष).—[masculine] hiding-place, recess; thicket, weeds; [feminine] ā enclosed court, private apartment; [masculine] & [feminine] ā armpit, region of the girth; girdle, cincture; balance (mostly [feminine]); likeness, similarity; rivalry, emulation (only [feminine])
1) Kakṣa (कक्ष):—m. (√kaṣ, [Uṇādi-sūtra iii, 62]; cf. √kac), lurking-place, hiding-place, [Ṛg-veda x, 28, 4; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xi, 79]
2) a wood, large wood (?), [Ṛg-veda vi, 45, 31]
3) a forest of dead trees, a dry wood, underwood (often the lair of wild beasts), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti] etc.
4) an inner recess, the interior of a forest
5) grass, dry grass
6) a spreading creeper, climbing plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) side or flank, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) sin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) a gate, [Horace H. Wilson]
10) a buffalo, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) Terminalia Bellerica, [Horace H. Wilson]
12) mf. the armpit (as the most concealed part of the human body), region of the girth, [Atharva-veda vi, 127, 2; Suśruta; Mṛcchakaṭikā] etc.;
13) cf. [Latin] coxa, ‘hip’; O.H.G. hahsa; [Zend] kasha; cf. Sk. kaccha
14) a girdle, zone, belt, girth, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] etc.
15) the end of the lower garment (which, after the cloth is carried round the body, is brought up behind and tucked into the waistband)
16) hem, border, lace, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa ix, 10, 37]
17) the scale of a balance, [Kāvyādarśa; Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa]
18) Kakṣā (कक्षा):—[from kakṣa] f. painful boils in the armpit, [Suśruta]
19) [v.s. ...] a surrounding wall, a wall, any place surrounded by walls (as a court-yard, a secluded portion of a building, a private chamber or room in general), [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Manu-smṛti] etc.
20) [v.s. ...] the orbit of a planet, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Sūryasiddhānta] etc.
21) [v.s. ...] the periphery, circumference, [Sūryasiddhānta xii, 65]
22) [v.s. ...] balance, equality, similarity, resemblance, [Mahābhārata xii, 7269; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā 26, 6]
23) [v.s. ...] emulation, rivalry, object of emulation, [Naiṣadha-carita]
24) [v.s. ...] the jeweller’s weight called Retti, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
25) [v.s. ...] objection or reply in argument, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
26) [v.s. ...] a particular part of a carriage, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
27) Kakṣa (कक्ष):—m. [plural] Name of a people, [Mahābhārata; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
28) Kākṣa (काक्ष):—1. kākṣa mfn. ([from] 2. kā + akṣa) frowning, looking scornfully or in displeasure, [Siddhānta-kaumudī on Pāṇini 6-3, 104 [Scholiast or Commentator] on Bhaṭṭi-kāvya v, 24]
29) mn. a glance, wink, leer, [Pāṇini 6-3, 104; Bhaṭṭi-kāvya v, 24; Vopadeva vi, 93] (cf. kaṭākṣa.)
30) 2. kākṣa m. a kind of plant [gana] plakṣādi in the [Kāśikā-vṛtti]
31) n. the fruit of the same, [ib.]
1) Kakṣa (कक्ष):—(kṣaḥ) 1. m. The armpit, the side; a creeper; grass; orbit. n. A star. f. kṣā Girdle; an elephant’s rope, enclosure; effort.
2) Kākṣa (काक्ष):—(i) kāṃkṣati 1. a. To desire. With ā to desire much.
3) (kṣaḥ) 1. m. A glance. n. Frown. a. Frowning, scorning.
Kakṣa (कक्ष):—
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Kākṣa (काक्ष):—(1. kā + akṣa) m. ein finsterer Blick [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 3, 104.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 6, 30.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 578.] [Bhaṭṭikavya 5, 24.] n. [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 6, 93.] Nach [Siddhāntakaumudī] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 3, 104] und den Scholl. zu [Bhaṭṭikavya 5, 24] auch adj. finster blickend. — Vgl. kaṭākṣa, aus dem das Wort durch Zusammenziehung auch erklärt werden könnte.
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Kakṣa (कक्ष):—[Uṇādisūtra 3, 62.] [Yāska’s Nirukta 2, 2.]
2) jaratkakṣa [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa 17, 7, 2.] prakṣipyodarciṣaṃ kakṣe śerate te bhimārutam [Spr. 2811.] —
3) (tam) kakṣāvalambinaṃ kṛtvā so v. a. unter den Arm nehmend [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 34, 16. 21.] rāvaṇaṃ tu mumocātha svakakṣāt [34.] kakṣābaddhottarīyaka [Kathāsaritsāgara 32, 325.] —
6) [Mahābhārata 2, 900] liest die ed. Bomb. kakṣaiḥ kakṣāṃ, [Nīlakaṇṭha] erklärt: kakṣairdormūlaiḥ kakṣāṃ prakoṣṭhagatāṃ rajjum; ebend. [902] : kakṣābandhaṃ parasparakakṣāyāṃ hastau kṛtvā bandhanam . —
8) f. ā Leibgurt (eines Elephanten) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 94, 13.] auch = guhyapidhāna ein Schurz zur Bedeckung der Schamtheile (vgl. kakṣāpaṭa) [Halāyudha 5, 56.] —
9) madhyakakṣāntaraṃ rāmo nirjagāma [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 42, 36.] madhyakakṣāmavātarat [82, 18.] kakṣāntarasthita [20.] saptakakṣāvṛta (rājaveśman) [Kathāsaritsāgara 124, 74.] trīṇi gulmānyatīyāya tisraḥ kakṣāśca (= pratolīḥ [Scholiast]) [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 80, 16.] = gehe prakoṣṭhe [Halāyudha 5, 56], wofür [AUFRECHT] gehaprakoṣṭhe vermuthet. prāveśayattataḥ kakṣāṃ dvitīyāṃ rājaveśmanaḥ [DEVĪBHĀG. 1, 54] bei [AUFRECHT, Halāyudha] [Ind.] kakṣāntara = prakoṣṭha [Halāyudha 2, 149.] —
10) f. ā Planetenbahn [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 2, S. 4.] [GOLĀDHY. 3, 50.] vṛtta [5, 10.] kakṣākhyavṛtta [17.] valaya [19. -] [Sūryasiddhānta 12, 7. 30. 73. 75. 77. 80. 81. 83. fgg.] Peripherie [65.] Vgl. krāntikakṣa . —
11) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 26, 6.] tulāmāropito dharmaḥ satyaṃ caiveti naḥ śrutam . samakakṣāṃ tulayato yataḥ satyaṃ tatodhikam .. so v. a. wiegen gleich viel [Mahābhārata 12, 7269.] —
14) tava kakṣāṃ na yāti kommt dir nicht gleich [Spr. 5317.] —
17) [UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra 3, 62] kennt nicht die Bed. nakṣatra .
Kakṣa (कक्ष):——
1) m. — a) Schlupfwinkel , Versteck. — b) Gebüsch , Strauchwerk , insbes. dürres Gestrüpp [Rāmāyaṇa 6,36,108.] — c) *Seite. — d) *Sünde. — e) Pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes. — f) uruḥ kakṣaḥ [Ṛgveda (roth). 6,45,31.] wohl fehlerhaft für urukakṣaḥ Nomen proprium —
2) m. f. ( ā) — a) Achselgrube [Mṛcchakaṭika 152,3.] [Pañcatantra 32,25.33,4.34,13.20.] — b) Gürtel , Gurt , Leibgurt , Schurz [Mahābhārata 1,134,23.33.2,23,11.13.24,2.4,13,22.] [R.GORR.2,32,46.] m. nur einmal zu belegen. — c) Saum , Borte nur [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9,10,37.] am Ende eines adj. Comp. — d) Wagschale (gewöhnlich f.). alamaṃśumataḥ kakṣāmāroḍhuṃ tejasā so v.a. kann sich mit der Sonne in der Gluth messen [250,18.] tasya kakṣāṃ vigāhate so v.a. kann sich mit ihm messen [251,7.] kakṣaṃ gāhate dass. [Vikramāṅkadevacarita 2,11.] tvattulyakakṣa Adj. so v.a. dir gleich [Indische sprüche 7782.] —
3) f. ā — a) Abscess in der Achselgrube. — b) Ringmauer , Wall , der von ihnen eingeschlossene Raum. Am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā. — c) Planetenbahn. — d) Peripherie. — e) *ein best. Theil des Wagens. — f) Gleichgewicht , Gleichheit. — g) Wetteifer , Gegenstand des Wetteifers. kakṣā kimataḥ parāpi so v.a. kann man nach etwas noch Höherem als dieses streben? [Naiṣadhacarita 6,81.] — h) *Einwurf.
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Kākṣa (काक्ष):—1. m. n. ein finsterer Blick.
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Kākṣa (काक्ष):—2. Adj. finster blickend.
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Kākṣa (काक्ष):—3. —
1) m. eine best. Pflanze ; n. die Frucht gaṇa plakṣādi in der [Kāśikā] —
2) f. ī — a) Cytisus Cajan. — b) eine best. wohlriechende Erde.
Kakṣā (कक्षा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Acchā, Kaccha, Kacchā.
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.
Hindi dictionary
1) Kakṣa (कक्ष) [Also spelled kaksh]:—(nm) a room, chamber; armpit; side, flank.
2) Kakṣā (कक्षा):—(nf) class, class-room; orbit.
3) (nf) defence; protection; guarding; safe-keeping; custody; [kavaca] an armlet reinforced by a charm/spell and meant to defend somebody against likely affliction/calamity; -[kārya] defence work; -[gṛha] a defence-post; ~[baṃdhana] a festival (also called [salūno]) held on the full-moon day of the month of [śrāvaṇa] when sisters tie a sacramental thread on the wrist of their brothers and are guaranteed life-long protection; -[pakti] line of defence; -[maṃtrālaya] the ministry of defence; -[maṃtrī] Defence Minister; -[senā] defence force.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Kakṣa (ಕಕ್ಷ):—
1) [noun] the hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the armpit; the axilla.
2) [noun] a position or space beside one.
3) [noun] a space within a building enclosed by walls or separated from other similar spaces by walls or partitions; a room.
4) [noun] a thick growth of trees and underbrush covering an extensive tract of land; a forest.
5) [noun] the end of a dhōti( the loose, long unsewn garment for the portion below the navel) tucked into the waist-band.
6) [noun] a single long cloth used to cover the privy parts, as by a male ascetic or, poormen in warm climates; a loin cloth.
7) [noun] a woman’s girdle; a decorative metal belt for the waist.
8) [noun] grass, esp. dried grass.
9) [noun] a climbing plant or vine; a climber.
10) [noun] the women’s quarters in a palace; the harem.
11) [noun] (log.) an objection or reply in argument.
12) [noun] a space enclosed by walls, adjoining or in a castle or other large building; a courtyard.
13) [noun] a place for entering; door, gate, etc.; an entrance.
14) [noun] orbit a) the actual or imaginary path taken by a celestial body during its periodic revolution around another body; b) the path taken by an artificial satellite or spacecraft around a celestial body.
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Kakṣēṣu (ಕಕ್ಷೇಷು):—[noun] an arrow having prong-like points.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Kakṣa (कक्ष):—n. 1. chamber; room; compartment; 2. armpit; 3. flank; 4. the axis of a planet;
2) Kakṣā (कक्षा):—n. 1. rank; class; 2. classroom;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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