Proksh, Prokṣ: 3 definitions
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Proksh means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 term Prokṣ can be transliterated into English as Proks or Proksh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryProkṣ (प्रोक्ष्).—6 P.
1) To sprinkle upon or with.
2) To consecrate by sprinkling holy water; प्राणात्यये तथा श्राद्धे प्रोक्षितं द्विजकाम्यया (prāṇātyaye tathā śrāddhe prokṣitaṃ dvijakāmyayā) Y.1.179; Manusmṛti 5.27.
3) To slay, kill. -Caus. To sprinkle, sprinkle with.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryProkṣ (प्रोक्ष्).—sprinkle before one’s self, consecrate, sacrifice, kill.
Prokṣ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and ukṣ (उक्ष्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryProkṣ (प्रोक्ष्):—(pra-√ukṣ) [Parasmaipada] prokṣati to sprinkle upon, besprinkle, consecrate (for sacrifice), [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra];
—to sacrifice, kill, slaughter (a sacrificial victim), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] :—[Causal] prokṣayati, to sprinkle, besprinkle, [Suśruta]
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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Starts with: Proksha, Prokshana, Prokshanavidhi, Prokshane, Prokshani, Prokshanidhani, Prokshanipatra, Prokshaniya, Prokshanyasadana, Prokshisu, Prokshita, Prokshitavya.
Ends with: Samproksh.
Full-text: Samproksh, Prokshana, Proksha, Prokshanavidhi, Prokshitavya, Samprokshanakrama, Samprokshani, Prokshanipatra, Samprokshanavidhi, Samprokshanasamgraha, Prokshani, Prush, Prokshanidhani, Samprokshana, Samprokshita, Prokshaniya, Prokshanyasadana, Prokshita.
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