Kshiyamana, Kṣīyamāṇa: 6 definitions

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Kshiyamana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 Kṣīyamāṇa can be transliterated into English as Ksiyamana or Kshiyamana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Kshiyamana in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Kṣīyamāṇa (क्षीयमाण) refers to “being pale and weak”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.4 (“The Tripuras are initiated).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “For causing obstacles in their virtuous activities, Viṣṇu of great brilliance, created a Puruṣa born of himself. He had a shaven head, wore dirty clothes, held a woven wicker vessel in his hand and a roll of cotton in his hand which he shook at every step. His hands tucking at the cloth were weak. His face was pale and weak (kṣīyamāṇa). In a faltering voice he was muttering—‘Dharma, Dharma’. [...]”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kshiyamana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṣīyamāṇa (क्षीयमाण).—mfn.

(-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) Perishing, wasting away. E. kṣi to perish, śānac aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṣīyamāṇa (क्षीयमाण):—[from kṣi] mfn. ([Passive voice] p.) perishing, wasting away, decaying, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 22, 9; Hitopadeśa] (cf. a.)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṣīyamāṇa (क्षीयमाण):—[(ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) p.] Wasting away.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kṣīyamāṇa (क्षीयमाण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Khīyamāṇa, Chijjaṃta, Jhijjaṃta, Jhaṃjjamāṇa.

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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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kṣīyamāṇa (क्षीयमाण):—(a) waning, dwindling, declining.

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