Mandaksha, Mandākṣa, Manda-aksha, Mamdaksha: 9 definitions
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Mandaksha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Mandākṣa can be transliterated into English as Mandaksa or Mandaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaMandākṣa (मन्दाक्ष) refers to “shame”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 3.61; 3.8; 22.33; 4.122; 14.47.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMandākṣa (मन्दाक्ष).—a. weak-eyed.
-kṣam sense of shame, modesty, bashfulness; मन्दाक्षं ह्रीस्त्रपा व्रीडा लज्जा साऽपत्रपाऽन्यतः (mandākṣaṃ hrīstrapā vrīḍā lajjā sā'patrapā'nyataḥ) Ak; मन्दाक्षमन्दाक्षरमुद्रमुक्त्वा (mandākṣamandākṣaramudramuktvā) N.3.61;14.47; 22.33.
Mandākṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manda and akṣa (अक्ष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMandākṣa (मन्दाक्ष).—n.
(-kṣaṃ) Modesty, shame, bashfulness. E. manda slow, retiring, and akṣa organ of sense.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMandākṣa (मन्दाक्ष).—n. modesty.
Mandākṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manda and akṣa (अक्ष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mandākṣa (मन्दाक्ष):—[from manda > mad] mf(ī)n. weak-eyed, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] n. bashfulness, excessive connivance, [Harṣacarita]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMandākṣa (मन्दाक्ष):—[mandā+kṣa] (kṣaṃ) 1. n. Modesty.
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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 corpusMaṃdākṣa (ಮಂದಾಕ್ಷ):—
1) [noun] a man who cannot see properly; a man with blurred vision.
2) [noun] the quality of being shy and easily embarrassed; bashfulness.
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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