Mokshaka, Mokṣaka: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Mokshaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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 Mokṣaka can be transliterated into English as Moksaka or Mokshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Moksaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Schrebera swietenioides in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nathusia swieteniodes Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1799)
· Taxon (1979)
· New Botanist (1985)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Moksaka, for example extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMokṣaka (मोक्षक).—a. [mokṣa-ṇvul] Delivering, freeing, releasing &c.
-kaḥ A liberator, saviour, deliverer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMokṣaka (मोक्षक).—name of a nāga king: Mahā-Māyūrī 247.31.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMokṣaka (मोक्षक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Who or what sets at liberty. m.
(-kaḥ) A deliverer, a liberator. E. mokṣ, ṇvul aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMokṣaka (मोक्षक).—[moksh + aka], adj. and sbst., m. 1. One who sets at liberty, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 342. 2. A deliverer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMokṣaka (मोक्षक).—[adjective] loosening, untying, setting free.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mokṣaka (मोक्षक):—[from mokṣ] mfn. one who looses or unties or sets free, [Manu-smṛti]
2) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) final emancipation, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a species of tree, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Suśruta; Bhāvaprakāśa]
4) [v.s. ...] Schrebera Swietenioides, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMokṣaka (मोक्षक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Liberating.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusMōkṣaka (ಮೋಕ್ಷಕ):—
1) [noun] a releasing from slavery, captivity, confinement etc.
2) [noun] the state of being liberated; liberation; freedom.
3) [noun] a man who releases or helps getting released from bondage, captivity, confinement, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mokshakala, Mokshakalpataru, Mokshakama, Mokshakanda, Mokshakankshin, Mokshakaranatavada, Mokshakaranatavadartha, Mokshakari, Mokshakarika.
Ends with: Pramokshaka, Vimokshaka.
Full-text: Gopika, Vimokshaka, Samdita, Samdatar, Pramokshaka.
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