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.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mokṣ (मोक्ष्).—r. 1st and 10th cls. (mokṣati mokṣayati-te) To let go, to release, to discharge, to send, to cast or throw.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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.

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

Mokṣ (मोक्ष्).—mokṣate v. 1 muc.

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

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]

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

Mokṣ (मोक्ष्):—(ki) mokṣati mokṣayati 1. 10. a. To let go, to discharge.

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

[Sanskrit to German]

Moksh in German

Mokṣ (मोक्ष्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Mukkha.

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

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.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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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;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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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.

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