Kshanta, Kṣantā, Kshamta: 11 definitions
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Kshanta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Kṣantā can be transliterated into English as Ksanta or Kshanta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykṣantā (क्षंता).—a S Patient; forbearing or bearing; of a forgiving or an enduring mind.
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kṣānta (क्षांत).—p S Forborne, forgiven, pardoned. 2 Patient, enduring.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkṣānta (क्षांत).—p Patient. Pardoned.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṣānta (क्षान्त).—p. p. [kṣam-kta]
1) Patient, forbearing, enduring.
2) Forgiven.
3) Borne, endured.
4) Friendly.
-taḥ Name of Śiva.
-tā The earth.
-tam Patience, indulgence; Rām.1.
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Kṣānta (क्षान्त).—&c. See under क्षम् (kṣam).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣānta (क्षान्त).—mfn.
(-ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ) Patient, enduring. E. kṣam to bear, affix kta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣānta (क्षान्त).—[adjective] borne, pardoned, forgiven ([neuter] [impersonally]); patient, indulgent. [neuter] patience, indulgence.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṣānta (क्षान्त):—[from kṣam] 1a mfn. ([gana] priyādi) borne, endured (soḍha), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] pardoned, [Mahābhārata; Pañcatantra]
3) [v.s. ...] ([Pāṇini 3-2, 188; Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]) enduring, patient, [Manu-smṛti v, 158; Yājñavalkya; Rāmāyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa] ([Comparative degree] -tara)
4) [v.s. ...] m. ([gana] utkarādi) Name of a man [gana] aśvādi
5) [v.s. ...] of a hunter, [Harivaṃśa 1206]
6) [v.s. ...] of Śiva (cf. kṣama)
7) Kṣāntā (क्षान्ता):—[from kṣānta > kṣam] f. ‘the patient one’, the earth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) Kṣānta (क्षान्त):—[from kṣam] n. patience, indulgence, [Rāmāyaṇa i, 34, 32 and 33.]
9) 2. kṣānta mfn. ending with the letter kṣa, [Rāmatāpanīya-upaniṣad]
10) 1b See √1. kṣam.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣānta (क्षान्त):—[(ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ) a. Idem.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kṣānta (क्षान्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Khaṃta.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKṣāṃta (ಕ್ಷಾಂತ):—[adjective] enduring; tolerating; forbearing; patient.
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Kṣāṃta (ಕ್ಷಾಂತ):—[noun] a man who is enduring, tolerating, forbearing.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Kshantar, Kshantavya, Kshantayana, Kshantayanti, Kshantayantiya, Kshantayantu.
Ends with: Ahahkshanta, Akshanta, Candrakshanta, Dikshanta, Divakshanta, Kadikshanta, Kakshamta, Pakshanta, Sarvadikshanta.
Full-text (+5): Candrakshanta, Akshanta, Ahahkshanta, Kshantayana, Kshamta, Kshantiya, Kshamata, Ksham, Utpaadan-kshamta, Taapadharan-kshamta, Utpadana-kshamata, Vahan-kshamta, Tapadharana-kshamata, Kshantayanti, Kshantayantiya, Kshantayantu, Vahana-kshamata, Khanta, Kshita, Kshapavitra.
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