Lokaishana, Lokaiṣaṇā, Loka-eshana: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Lokaiṣaṇā can be transliterated into English as Lokaisana or Lokaishana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Lokaiṣaṇā (लोकैषणा).—
1) desire for heaven; या वितैषणा सा लोकैषणोभे ह्येते एषणे एव भवतः (yā vitaiṣaṇā sā lokaiṣaṇobhe hyete eṣaṇe eva bhavataḥ) Bṛ. Up.3.5.1.
2) desire for the good opinion of the public.
Lokaiṣaṇā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms loka and eṣaṇā (एषणा).
Lokaiṣaṇā (लोकैषणा).—[feminine] yearning after heaven.
Lokaiṣaṇā (लोकैषणा):—[from loka > lok] f. desire or longing after heaven, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Nṛsiṃha-tāpanīya-upaniṣad etc.]
Lokaiṣaṇā (लोकैषणा):—f. das Verlangen nach dem Himmel [NṚS. TĀP. Upakośā] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 9, 149.]
Lokaiṣaṇā (लोकैषणा):—f. das Verlangen nach dem Himmel [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14,6,4,1.7,2,26.] [Śaṃkarācārya .zu.Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahmasūtra 3,4,9.] Comm. zu [Gotama's Nyāyadarśana 4,1,62.]
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
Lokaiṣaṇā (लोकैषणा):—(nf) desire for worldly prosperity.
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