Muktacakshus, Muktacakṣus, Mukta-cakshus: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Muktacakṣus can be transliterated into English as Muktacaksus or Muktacakshus, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Muktachakshus.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyMuktacakṣus (मुक्तचक्षुस्) (lit. “one who has the eyes opened”) is a synonym (another name) for the Lion (Siṃha), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMuktacakṣus (मुक्तचक्षुस्).—m. a lion.
Muktacakṣus is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mukta and cakṣus (चक्षुस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMuktacakṣus (मुक्तचक्षुस्).—m.
(-kṣuḥ) A lion.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMuktacakṣus (मुक्तचक्षुस्).—(vb. muc), I. adj. with one’s eyes opened. Ii. m. a lion.
Muktacakṣus is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mukta and cakṣus (चक्षुस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Muktacakṣus (मुक्तचक्षुस्):—[=mukta-cakṣus] [from mukta > muc] mfn. having the eyes opened, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] m. ‘casting glances’, a lion, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMuktacakṣus (मुक्तचक्षुस्):—[mukta-cakṣus] (kṣuḥ) 2. m. A lion.
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