Moksh, Mokṣ: 11 definitions
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Moksh 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 Mokṣ can be transliterated into English as Moks or Moksh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Mokṣ (मोक्ष्).—1 P., 1 U. (mokṣati, mokṣayati-te)
1) To release, set free, liberate, emancipate.
2) To loose, untie, undo.
3) To wrest away.
4) To cast, hurl, fling.
5) To shed.
6) To detach, extract.
Mokṣ (मोक्ष्).—r. 1st and 10th cls. (mokṣati mokṣayati-te) To let go, to release, to discharge, to send, to cast or throw.
Mokṣ (मोक्ष्).—i, 10 (properly a [denominative.] derived from moksha), and † i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] (in epic poetry also [Ātmanepada.], Mahābhārata 1, 5301). 1. To release, to liberate, Mahābhārata 1, 2084. 2. † To cast. Comp. ptcple. of the pres. a-mokṣayant, adj. Neglecting to liberate, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 300.
— With the prep. pari pari, To release, to liberate, Weber, Ind. St. iii. 371, 4, below.
— With vi vi, To release, to protect, Mahābhārata 1, 7880.
Mokṣ (मोक्ष्).—mokṣate v. 1 muc.
Mokṣ (मोक्ष्):—[class] 1. [Ātmanepada] mokṣate (rather [Desiderative] [from] √2. muc; [future] mokṣiṣyate, [Mahābhārata]),
—to wish to free one’s self. seek deliverance, [Kāṭhaka] (cf. [Pāṇini 7-4, 57]);
—to free one’s self from ([accusative]), shake off, [Mahābhārata] ;—[class] 10. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhātupāṭha xxxiii, 57]; rather [Nominal verb] [from] mokṣa, below), mokṣayati (mc. also [Ātmanepada] te; [imperative] mokṣayadhvam, [Mahābhārata]; [future] mokṣayiṣyati, te, [ib.]; [infinitive mood] mokṣitum, [Harivaṃśa] [varia lectio]),
—to free or deliver from ([ablative]), [Gautama-dharma-śāstra; Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata] etc.;
—to liberate, emancipate (from transmigration), [Harivaṃśa];
—to loosen, untie, undo, [Suśruta];
—to detach, extract, draw out of ([ablative]), [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa];
—to wrest or take away anything from ([ablative]), [Harivaṃśa];
—to shed, cause to flow (blood), [Suśruta];
—to cast, hurl, fling, [Dhātupāṭha]
Mokṣ (मोक्ष्):—(ki) mokṣati mokṣayati 1. 10. a. To let go, to discharge.
[Sanskrit to German]
Mokṣ (मोक्ष्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Mukkha.
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
Moksh in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) salvation, deliverance, final liberation; ~[datri/dayini] she who brings or grants salvation/deliverance/final liberation; -[sadhana] means of salvation/deliverance/ final liberation..—moksh (मोक्ष) is alternatively transliterated as Mokṣa.
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Nepali dictionary
Moksh is another spelling for मोक्ष [mokṣa].—n. 1. liberation; release; salvation; freedom from samsara; the endless round of birth; death; and rebirth; 2. death; demise; 3. a measure in sculpture;
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 (+28): Moksha, Mokshabhagiya, Mokshabhaj, Mokshabhava, Mokshabhoga, Mokshabija, Mokshada, Mokshadatri, Mokshadayaka, Mokshadayaki, Mokshadeva, Mokshadharma, Mokshadvara, Mokshadvish, Mokshagami, Mokshagati, Mokshahanu, Mokshahetu, Mokshajnana, Mokshakala.
Full-text (+71): Vimoksh, Parimoksh, Moksha, Sammoksh, Mokshana, Sampramoksh, Mokshaka, Parimoksha, Parimokshana, Nirmoksha, Mokshin, Vipramoksha, Pratimoksha, Vimoksha, Pramoksha, Vimokshana, Mokshagama, Moksheccha, Mokshya, Mokshayitri.
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Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
Introduction (Soteriology) < [Chapter 5 - Analysis on the basis of Soteriology]
Contribution of Vachaspati-Mishra to Nyaya Philosophy (by Champak Kalita)
Part 7 - Advaita view on Liberation (Mokṣa) < [Chapter 6 - Bondage and Liberation]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
An approach to parkinson’s disease - a case study < [2017, Issue VI June]
Dashavidha pariksha- a practical approach to clinical method of diagnosis < [2017, Issue III March,]
Concept of psychology and the mind in ayurved < [2016, Issue III March]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 966 < [English-Urdu-Hindi (1 volume)]
Page 447 < [English-Urdu-Hindi (1 volume)]
Page 114 < [English-Urdu-Hindi (1 volume)]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
4. Need for Critical Edition < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Study of "ratraujagaran" in lifestyle disorders. < [2020: Volume 9, December issue 15]
A case report on materiovigilance of hearing aids < [2023: Volume 12, July special issue 12]
Study of shadchkara and marama: a clinico-anatomical overview. < [2021: Volume 10, July issue 8]