Kshanam, Kṣaṇam: 2 definitions
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Kshanam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣaṇam (क्षणम्):—[from kṣaṇa] ind. [accusative] for an instant, [Rāmāyaṇa vi, 92, 35; Brahma-purāṇa; Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā] etc.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKṣaṇam (க்ஷணம்) noun < kṣaṇa. Moment. See கணம்⁵. [kanam⁵.] (தக்கயாகப்பரணி [thakkayagapparani] 183, உரை. [urai.])
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kshanamangala, Kshanamatra, Kshanamatram, Kshanamatranuragin, Kshanamatrena, Kshanamsha, Kshanamshu.
Full-text (+5): Anukshanam, Pratikshanam, Kshanakshanam, Tatkshanam, Uttarakshanam, Vikshanam, Kshana, Takshan, Imaippolutu, Shubhashamsin, Upalakshana, Cenam, Accanam, Tatkshana, Abhiya, Tatas, Vishrama, Ucchraya, Nama, Upadha.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.261 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.4.8 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.6.11 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.3.8 < [Chapter 3 - Lord Balarāma’s Wedding]
Verse 1.16.13 < [Chapter 16 - Description of Śrī Rādhikā’s Wedding]
Verse 5.16.11 < [Chapter 16 - Comforting Sri Radha and the Gopis]
Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha of Udbhata (by Narayana Daso Banhatti)
Chapter 3 (trtiyo vargah) < [Sanskrit text of the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]
Index 1: To stanzas occurring in the text and the commentary
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.65 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 7.27 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 7.143 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]