The Sanskrit term Prakṣaya can be transliterated into English as Praksaya or Prakshaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Prakṣaya (प्रक्षय) refers to “cessation”, according to the Kṣemarāja’s commentary on the Svacchandabhairavatantra.—Accordingly, “The supreme state is the Supreme Being (sattā) of Paramaśiva. It should be known to be extremely subtle and the universal cause, which, because it is the cessation (prakṣaya) of all being, is Non-being”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prakṣaya (प्रक्षय).—Ruin, destruction.

Derivable forms: prakṣayaḥ (प्रक्षयः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prakṣaya (प्रक्षय).—m.

(-yaḥ) Ruin, destruction.

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

Prakṣaya (प्रक्षय).—i. e. pra-kṣi + a, m. Destruction, ruin, [Arjunasamāgama] 7, 16.

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

Prakṣaya (प्रक्षय).—[masculine] destruction, ruin, fall.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prakṣaya (प्रक्षय):—[=pra-kṣaya] [from pra-kṣi] m. destruction, ruin, vanishing, end, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]

[Sanskrit to German]

Prakshaya in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kshaya, Pra.

Starts with: Prakshayana.

Full-text: Satta, Avarana.

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