Kshati, Kṣati: 15 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṣati can be transliterated into English as Ksati or Kshati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Kṣati (क्षति) refers to “diminution” (which is not applicable to one’s own self—Ātma), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “It is in the infinite ocean of myself that the world bark wanders here and there, driven by its own inner wind. I am not upset by that. Let the world wave rise or vanish of its own nature in the infinite ocean of myself. There is no increase (vṛddhi) or diminution (kṣati) to me from it [udetu vāstamāyātu na me vṛddhirna ca kṣatiḥ]. [...]”
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Kṣati (क्षति) refers to the “destruction (of one’s commitments)”, according to the Mūlāpattis (“fourteen major offences”)—the title of one of the 26 texts revolving around the theme of amanasikāra (“non-conceptual realization”) ascribed to Maitrīpa (c. 986–1063)—an influential late Indian Buddhist master who helped bring Mahāsiddha-style Mahāmudrā teachings into a monastic Mahāyāna scholastic setting.—Accordingly, “Having bowed to Mañjuśrī, the non-abiding Nirvāṇa, and agreeable joy in the world, I will explain the fourteen major offences. [...] [For example:] (13) Not following one’s commitments, (14) and when not having [such a woman], belittling women of insight—These are major offences, By which the commitments of a mantra practitioner are destroyed (samaya-kṣati) [mūlāpattir bhavet tena mantrinaḥ samayakṣatiḥ]. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
kṣati (क्षति).—f (S) Loss. 2 Detriment, injury, or harm, in a wider sense; as privation, deprivation or diminution of good, damage, hurt, mischief, impairedness &c. 3 fig. Care or concern about; anxious regard or view of in the light of a loss or harm. Esp. with neg. con. or neg. implication; as tyācī kāya malā kṣati What care I for that? v dhara, bāḷaga.
kṣati (क्षति).—f Loss. Injury, damage. Care or concern.
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
Kṣati (क्षति).—f. [kṣaṇ-ktin]
1) Injury, wound; द्विषां क्षतीर्याः प्रथमे शिलीमुखा विभिद्य देहावरणानि चक्रिरे (dviṣāṃ kṣatīryāḥ prathame śilīmukhā vibhidya dehāvaraṇāni cakrire) Kirātārjunīya 14.55.
2) Destruction, cutting, tearing down; विस्रब्धं क्रियतां वराहततिभिर्मुस्ताक्षतिः पल्वले (visrabdhaṃ kriyatāṃ varāhatatibhirmustākṣatiḥ palvale) Ś.2.6.
3) (Fig.) Ruin, loss, disadvantage; सुखं संजायते तेभ्यः सर्वेभ्योपीति का क्षतिः (sukhaṃ saṃjāyate tebhyaḥ sarvebhyopīti kā kṣatiḥ) S. D.37.
4) Decline, decay, diminution; प्रतापक्षतिशीतलाः (pratāpakṣatiśītalāḥ) Kumārasambhava 2.24; H.1.114.
5) Death; आचक्षते शुद्धिदमा प्रसूतेरा च क्षते रागमधोक्षजे च (ācakṣate śuddhidamā prasūterā ca kṣate rāgamadhokṣaje ca) Viś. Guṇa 572.
Derivable forms: kṣatiḥ (क्षतिः).
Kṣati (क्षति).—f.
(-tiḥ) A wound. E. kṣaṇ to hurt, ktin aff.
Kṣati (क्षति).—i. e. kṣaṇ + ti, f. 1. Hurting, Mahābhārata 3, 12180. 2. Destroying, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 39. 3. Harm, Mahābhārata 4, 101.
Kṣati (क्षति).—[feminine] hurt, injury, destruction, damage.
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Kṣāti (क्षाति).—[feminine] heat, flame.
1) Kṣati (क्षति):—[from kṣan] f. injury, hurt, wound, [Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] loss, want (of the means of living. cf. kṣata-vṛtti), [Hitopadeśa]
3) [v.s. ...] damage, disadvantage, [Mahābhārata] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] defect, fault, mistake, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] destruction, removal of (in [compound]), [Kumāra-sambhava ii, 24; Rājataraṅgiṇī v, 234; Śāntiśataka]
6) Kṣāti (क्षाति):—a See √kṣai.
7) [from kṣai] b f. singeing, heat, [Ṛg-veda vi, 6, 5.]
Kṣati (क्षति):—(tiḥ) 2. f. A wound; loss.
Kṣati (क्षति):—(von kṣan) f. Verletzung, Beschädigung; Vernichtung, Zugrunderichtung; Schaden, Nachtheil: na hayānāṃ kṣatiḥ kācinna rathasya na mātaleḥ . mama cādṛśyata tadā tadadbhutamivābhavat .. [Mahābhārata 3, 12180.] kuśenābhūtkarakṣatiḥ [Kathāsaritsāgara 5, 138.] na kācasya kṛte jātu yuktā muktāmaṇeḥ kṣatiḥ [22, 216.] viśrabdhaṃ kriyatāṃ varāhatatibhirmustākṣatiḥ palvale [Śākuntala 39.] asakṛdvṛtteḥ nijāyāḥ kṣatiḥ [Hitopadeśa I, 107.] mūlāni kṣataye kṣudhām [Śihlana’s Śāntiśataka 2, 19.] pratāpa [Kumārasaṃbhava 2, 24.] māna [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 234.] evaṃ vicāratāṃ rājñi na kṣatirjāyate kvacit [Mahābhārata 4, 101.] na kṣatiṃ labhate kvacit [13, 5102.] jalamuci vitaraṇavimukhe kā kṣatirastyakhilāmbupātṝṇām . kevalaghanarasabhakṣī cātakapakṣī kamāśrayati .. [UDBHAṬA im Śabdakalpadruma] [Gedicht vom Vogel Cātaka 9] (Gegens. upaciti). [Kathāsaritsāgara 2, 72.] [Sāhityadarpana 25, 8.]
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Kṣāti (क्षाति):—(von kṣā) f. das Sengen, Gluth: śūrasyeva.prasitiḥ kṣā.ira.neḥ [Ṛgveda 6, 6, 5.] Durga: dahanamārga .
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Kṣati (क्षति):—, saṃtoṣa [Spr. 3156.] bhūyātkācinna me kṣatiḥ [Lassen’s Anthologie (II) 90, 17.] kā kṣatiḥ was schadet es? [Spr. 4471.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 57, 86.] kā kṣatirmama [121, 79.] iti na kṣatiḥ so v. a. Fehler [Sāhityadarpana 216, 14.]
Kṣati (क्षति):—f. —
1) Verletzung , Beschädigung. —
2) Einbusse [Indische sprüche 7336.] —
3) Schaden , Nachtheil. —
4) Fehler. —
5) Vernichtung , Zugrunderichtung , Beseitigung , Entfernung.
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Kṣāti (क्षाति):—f. Gluth.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Kṣati (क्षति):—(nf) loss; harm; injury, detriment; wastage, damage; ~[grasta] put to loss/harm; injured; ~[pūraka] compensatory.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Kṣati (ಕ್ಷತಿ):—
1) [noun] an injury to the body in which the skin or other tissue is broken, cut, pierced, torn, etc.; a wound.
2) [noun] an injury to a plant caused by cutting, scraping or other external force.
3) [noun] any hurt or injury to the feelings, honour, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Kṣati (क्षति):—n. 1. loss; damage; destruction; ruin; 2. injury; wound;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Kshatigrast, Kshatigrasta, Kshatimat, Kshatin, Kshatipala, Kshatipurti.
Full-text (+7): Parikshati, Manakshati, Kshatimat, Dhairyakshati, Kshatipala, Nitikshati, Samvarakshati, Samayakshati, Vriddhi, Kshita, Triksh, Dhranksh, Astrakshatimat, Upasamgrah, Jalamuc, Tvaksh, Kshiti, Kshata, Patar, Jaksh.
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