Kaksheyu, Kakṣeyu: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kakṣeyu can be transliterated into English as Kakseyu or Kaksheyu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaKakṣeyu (कक्षेयु):—One of the ten sons of Raudrāśva (son of Ahaṃyāti) and the Apsarā Ghṛtācī. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.20.4-5)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKakṣeyu (कक्षेयु).—(KṚṢEYU). Son of Raudrāśva born of a nymph called Miśrakeśī. He had nine brothers, named Ṛkṣeyu, Sannateyu, Ghṛteyu (Kṛteyu), Citeyu. Sthaṇḍileyu, Dharmeyu, Sammiteyu, Ṛteyu and Matināra. For genealogy see under 'Pūruvaṃśa'. (Śloka 10, Chapter 94, Ādi Parva).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Kakṣeyu (कक्षेयु).—A son of Bhadrāśva.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 49. 5.
1b) One of the ten sons of Raudrāśva.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 124; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 19. 2.
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKakṣeyu (कक्षेयु):—[from kakṣa] m. Name of a son of Raudrāśva and Ghṛtācī, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Paramanthu, Paramanyu, Sabhanara, Paramarksha, Kuksheyu, Ghritaci, Krikaneyu, Raudrashva, Vaneyu, Cakshusha.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXL - Description of the race of puru < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter XVIII - Lineage of Anu, the son of Yayati < [Book IV]
Chapter XIX - Dynasty of Puru < [Book IV]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 31 - An Account of Puru’s Family < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CLXV < [Anusasanika Parva]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Puru dynasty < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)