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)

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Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Muktacakṣus (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.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Muktacakṣus (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 Dictionary

Muktacakṣus (मुक्तचक्षुस्).—m.

(-kṣuḥ) A lion.

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

Muktacakṣus (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 Dictionary

1) 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 Dictionary

Muktacakṣus (मुक्तचक्षुस्):—[mukta-cakṣus] (kṣuḥ) 2. m. A lion.

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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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