Kritakshana, Kṛtakṣaṇa, Krita-kshana: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṛtakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Krtaksana or Kritakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKṛtakṣaṇa (कृतक्षण).—A King of Videha, who was a member in Yudhiṣṭhira’s court. He made a present of fourteen thousand horses to Yudhiṣṭhira. (Sabhā Parva).
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 dictionaryKṛtakṣaṇa (कृतक्षण).—a.
1) waiting impatiently for the exact moment; कृतक्षणाहं भद्रं ते गमनं प्रति राघव (kṛtakṣaṇāhaṃ bhadraṃ te gamanaṃ prati rāghava) Rām.2.29.15; वयं सर्वे सोत्सुकाः कृतक्षणास्तिष्ठामः (vayaṃ sarve sotsukāḥ kṛtakṣaṇāstiṣṭhāmaḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.
2) one who has got an opportunity.
Kṛtakṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛta and kṣaṇa (क्षण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛtakṣaṇa (कृतक्षण).—adj., f. ṇā, expecting impatiently, Mahābhārata 1, 778. Tatkṣaṇam, i. e. tad -kṣaṇa + m, and ºṇāt, adv. instantly, [Pañcatantra] 69, 20; [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 55, 4. Vastu -kṣaṇāt (abl.), when there is given an opportunity, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 378.
Kṛtakṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛta and kṣaṇa (क्षण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛtakṣaṇa (कृतक्षण).—[adjective] waiting (a moment) for intent upon ([locative], [accusative] [with] prati [infinitive], or —°); impatient.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṛtakṣaṇa (कृतक्षण):—[=kṛta-kṣaṇa] [from kṛta > kṛ] mfn. one who waits for the right moment, one who waits impatiently for a person or thing ([locative case], or [accusative] with prati, or [infinitive mood], or in [compound]; e.g. kṛta-kṣaṇāhaṃ te gamnaṃ prati, I am waiting impatiently for thy going, [Rāmāyaṇa ii, 29, 15]; te bhūmiṇ gantuṃ kṛta-kṣaṇāḥ, they are waiting for the time to proceed to the earth, [Mahābhārata i, 2505])
2) [v.s. ...] having leisure, [Caraka viii, 3]
3) [v.s. ...] ready at hand, not tarrying or lingering, [Caraka iii, 8]
4) [v.s. ...] liable to (in [compound]) [commentator or commentary] on [Chāndogya-upaniṣad]
5) [v.s. ...] ready to, prepared for, intent upon, engrossed by ([compound]), [Jātakamālā]
6) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a prince, [Mahābhārata ii, 122.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛtakṣaṇa (कृतक्षण):—[kṛta-kṣaṇa] (ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) a. Made for a little time.
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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: Kshana, Krita.
Ends with: Svayamvarakritakshana.
Full-text: Kritekshana, Kshana, Kri.
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