Pakshi, Pakṣi, Pakṣī: 11 definitions
Introduction
Pakshi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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 terms Pakṣi and Pakṣī can be transliterated into English as Paksi or Pakshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Viṣṇu-purāṇaPakṣī (पक्षी) refers to “birds” and represents a type of Ādhibhautika pain, according to the Viṣṇu-purāṇa 6.5.1-6. Accordingly, “the wise man having investigated the three kinds of worldly pain, or mental and bodily affliction and the like, and having acquired true wisdom, and detachment from human objects, obtains final dissolution.”
Ādhibhautika and its subdivisions (eg., pakṣī) represents one of the three types of worldly pain (the other two being ādhyātmika and ādhidaivika) and correspond to three kinds of affliction described in the Sāṃkhyakārikā.
The Viṣṇupurāṇa is one of the eighteen Mahāpurāṇas which, according to tradition was composed of over 23,000 metrical verses dating from at least the 1st-millennium BCE. There are six chapters (aṃśas) containing typical puranic literature but the contents primarily revolve around Viṣṇu and his avatars.
Source: Google Books: Cultural History from the Vāyu PurānaPakṣi (पक्षि) falls under the category of wild beasts (āraṇya-paśu) according to the Vāyu Purāṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPakṣi (पक्षि).—A species of birds vanquished by Rāvaṇa; the name of a mūrchana after their name.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 256, 307; 61. 52; IV. 4. 2.
Pakṣī (पक्षी) or Pakṣin refers to “birds” (living in the forest), according to the Rāmāyaṇa chapter 2.29. Accordingly:—“[...] Sītā was distressed to hear these words of Rāma and spoke these words slowly, with her face with tears: ‘[...] Oh Rāma! Antelopes, lions, elephants, tigers, Śarabhas (legendary animal with eight legs), birds (pakṣī), yaks and all others which roam in the forest, run away after seeing your form, since they have never seen your figure before. When there is cause for fear, who would not have fear?’”.
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.
Samkhya (school of philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Sāṃkhya philosophyPakṣī (पक्षी) refers to “winged animals” such as birds, swans, vultures, insects or mosquitoes, and represents a division of the animal world (tairyaksarga) according to the Sāṃkhyakārikā. The tairyaksarga is one of the three types of elemental creation, also known as bhautikasarga.
The Sāṃkhyakārikā by Iśvarakṛṣṇa is the earliest extant text of the Sāṃkhya school of philosophy and dates from the 4th century CE. It contains 72 Sanskrit verses and contents include epistemology and the theory of causation.
Samkhya (सांख्य, Sāṃkhya) is a dualistic school of Hindu philosophy (astika) and is closeley related to the Yoga school. Samkhya philosophy accepts three pramanas (‘proofs’) only as valid means of gaining knowledge. Another important concept is their theory of evolution, revolving around prakriti (matter) and purusha (consciousness).
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)Pakṣi (पक्षि, “bird”) refers to one of the several “attributes” (āyudha) or “accessories” of a detiy commonly seen depicted in Hindu iconography, defined according to texts dealing with śilpa (arts and crafs), known as śilpaśāstras.—The śilpa texts have classified the various accessories under the broad heading of āyudha or karuvi (implement), including even flowers, animals, and musical instruments. The representations of certain animals and birds are generally found in the hands of images. They are, for example, Pakṣi.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
India history and geogprahy
Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1Pakshi (“birds”) refers to a factor taken into consideration, by consulting an astrologer, before marriage among the Agamudaiyans (a cultivating case foundin all the Tamil districts).—Certain asterisms also belong to birds, and the birds of the pair should be on friendly terms, e.g., peacock and fowl.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypakṣī (पक्षी).—m (S) A winged creature, a fowl, a bird.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpakṣī (पक्षी).—m A winged creature, a bird.
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.
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPakṣi (पक्षि).—i. e. curtailed pakṣin, m. A bird, Mahābhārata 12, 9306.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pakṣi (पक्षि):—[from pakṣ] 1. pakṣi m. a bird (only [accusative] sg. kṣim, [Rāmāyaṇa [B.] iii, 14, 2]; [plural] kṣīn, [Mahābhārata xii, 9306]).
2) [v.s. ...] 2. pakṣi in [compound] for kṣin.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+17): Pakshibalaka, Pakshighoshaka, Pakshijyotisha, Pakshika, Pakshikita, Pakshikri, Pakshila, Pakshim, Pakshimanushyalayalakshana, Pakshimarga, Pakshimrigata, Pakshin, Pakshindra, Pakshini, Pakshipaniyashalika, Pakshipati, Pakshiprani, Pakshipravara, Pakshipravaraj, Pakshipumgava.
Ends with: Apakshi, Ekapakshi, Jalapakshi, Lepakshi, Pancapakshi, Pecapakshi, Pratipakshi, Sarpakshi, Shodashapakshi, Upakshi, Virupakshi.
Full-text (+23): Pakshisimha, Pakshitirtha, Pakshishardula, Pakshijyotisha, Pakshimanushyalayalakshana, Pakshibalaka, Pakshipumgava, Pakshikita, Pakshiraj, Pakshipaniyashalika, Purvapakshikri, Pakshisha, Pakshisvamin, Pancapakshi, Nanapakshiganakirna, Ekapakshibhava, Vallaki, Aranya-pashu, Panchi, Manasokta.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī)
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Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.230 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya (by Śrī Gunaraja Khan)
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
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Satapatha Brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
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