The Sanskrit terms Nakṣā and Nakṣa can be transliterated into English as Naksa or Naksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Nakṣa (नक्ष).—The son born to Pṛthuṣeṇa by his wife Ākūti. Mention is made in Bhāgavata, Skandha 5, that he had a son named Gaya of his wife Druti.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nakṣā (नक्षा).—See nakaśā &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

nakṣā (नक्षा).—See nakaśā &c.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Nakśa (नक्श) [Also spelled naksh]:—(a) engraved; imprinted; (nm) features; -[e-kadama para] in the footsteps of, emulating;—, [tīkhe] sharp features; ~[dāra] imprinted, carrying an imprint; —[honā] to be imprinted; to create an impression.

2) Nakśā (नक्शा):—(nm) see [nakaśā; ~navīsa, ~navīsī] see under [nakaśā].

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Nakṣā (நக்ஷா) noun < Arabic naqsha. Picture, plan, map; படம். [padam.] (C. G. 57.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Naksā (नक्सा):—n. 1. picture; portrait; 2. map; 3. plan; sketch; draft; diagram; model; 4. fig. state of affairs; situations; prospects; 5. an image; a mental picture;

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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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Starts with (+142): Nakshaddabha, Nakshan, Nakshat, Nakshatra, Nakshatra-taradya, Nakshatrabana, Nakshatrabhakti, Nakshatrabhidhana, Nakshatrabhoga, Nakshatrabhuktaghaticakra, Nakshatracakra, Nakshatrachakra, Nakshatracihne, Nakshatracintamani, Nakshatracudamani, Nakshatradanavidhi, Nakshatradarsha, Nakshatradarshana, Nakshatradevata, Nakshatradevatakathana.

Ends with (+6): Anaksha, Aviklinnaksha, Banaksha, Bashpadurdinaksha, Canaksha, Caranaksha, Enaksha, Harinaksha, Inaksha, Kancanaksha, Kanchanaksha, Kiranaksha, Klinnaksha, Krishnaksha, Lalanaksha, Minaksha, Nakanaksha, Purnaksha, Ranaksha, Shunaksha.

Full-text: Tikha, Nakshatrasuci, Vyavasthita, Naina, Naksh, Nain, Naak, Naka, Dila, Dil.

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