Kankshati, Kāṅkṣati: 1 definition
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Kankshati 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 Kāṅkṣati can be transliterated into English as Kanksati or Kankshati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Kāṅkṣati (काङ्क्षति).—(= Pali kaṅkhati; compare kāṅkṣā, and ff.; in Sanskrit only desires; see also ākāṅkṣati), doubts: Mahāvastu i.85.12 buddhe dharme ca saṃghe ca na kāṅkṣanti…; worries, Mahāvastu ii.55.21, read bhuṃjāhi mā (so v.l.) kāṅkṣiṣu (see § 30.16) bhojam (read bhojyam? Senart bhogam) uttamaṃ; compare corresponding Pali verse Jātaka (Pali) v.397.5 mā vicārayi = mā kāṅkṣiṣu, don't worry; Sukhāvatīvyūha 99.6, read probably mā kāṅk- ṣayatha, don't doubt, see s.v. ākāṅkṣati; dvayoḥ kāṅkṣati Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.274.2, he was troubled regarding two (which he didn't find).
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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Starts with: Kankshaticara.
Full-text: Kanksh, Samakanksh, Abhikanksh, Kanksha, Prakanksh, Kankshita, Jalakankshina, Vikanksh, Avakankhati, Jalakanksha, Praphulla, Akanksh, Sannyasin, Atidurmanas, Akankshati, Akankshate.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 392 < [Volume 18 (1915)]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 12.17 < [Chapter 12 - Bhakti-yoga (Yoga through Pure Devotional Service)]
Verse 5.3 < [Chapter 5 - Karma-sannyāsa-yoga (Yoga through Renunciation of Action)]
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Gitartha Samgraha (critical Study) (by Partha Sarathi Sil)
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Brihaddevata attributed to Shaunaka (by Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
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