The Sanskrit term Kuraṅgākṣī can be transliterated into English as Kurangaksi or Kurangakshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Kuraṅgākṣī (कुरङ्गाक्षी) refers to “the eyes of a stag”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the outlines of hawking]: “[...] The enjoyment of hunting is more exquisite than even the enjoyment of women. For, the pleasures of hunting fascinate and draw away even the husband of the woman whose eyes resemble those of the frightened stags (kuraṅga-akṣī). If the enjoyment were not so exquisite then why should men forsake their mistresses clinging to their neck, and go abroad in cold nights? [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kuraṅgākṣī (कुरङ्गाक्षी).—a deer-eyed woman; क्वासि प्रेयसि हा कुरङ्गनयने चन्द्रानने जानकि (kvāsi preyasi hā kuraṅganayane candrānane jānaki) Pras. Rāgh.

Kuraṅgākṣī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kuraṅga and akṣī (अक्षी). See also (synonyms): kuraṅganayanā, kuraṅganetrā.

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

Kuraṅgākṣī (कुरङ्गाक्षी).—[feminine] a fawn-eyed woman.

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

1) Kuraṅgākṣī (कुरङ्गाक्षी):—[from kuraṅga] f. = kuraṅga-nayanā, [Prasannarāghava]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a woman, [Harṣacarita]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kurangakshi in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Akshi, Kuranga.

Full-text: Kuranganayana, Kuranganetra.

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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)

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