Sakshi, Sākṣi, Sākṣī: 15 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Sākṣi and Sākṣī can be transliterated into English as Saksi or Sakshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: humindian: 108 names of Lord KrishnaOne of the 108 names of Krishna; Meaning: "All Witnessing Lord"
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSākṣi (साक्षि).—Witness; the Devas as witnesses to piṇḍadāna.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 110. 59 and 60.
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: Shodhganga: Prakrti and purusa in Samkhyakarika an analytical reviewSākṣī (साक्षी, “witness”).—Sākṣī, or witness is that one, for which an object is presented. Prakrti presents her own manifestations, i.e. all the vyaktas to the puruṣa. But inspite of such presentation puruṣa remains niṣkriya (non-active) or apariṇāmi (non-modifiable). It remains indifferent to the prakṛti. So, puruṣa is witness (sākṣī).
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).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaSākṣī (साक्षी) is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment (cikitsā) of poison due to lizards (gaulikā), according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—In the 12h adhyāya, Kāśyapasaṃhita adds external and internal antidotes for poisons of various animals [e.g., lizards (gṛha-gaulikā)] and insects. [...] Accordingly, “A mixture of Mūlapañcāṅga, Sākṣī, Kapittha, Arka, Bilva, Vyoṣa, two kinds of turmeric, Naktamālā and Pūtikā, cures the poison caused by lizard”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms1) Sākṣi (साक्षि):—A synonym of Ātmā. Withness to all actons.
2) Sākṣī (साक्षी):—Witness, a person who gives generalized or specialized, account against or in favour of a subjudice matter, under oath when summoned by the presiding court, i. e. witness.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) Sākṣī (साक्षी) is the name of a deity associated with the Sky in the second court (āvaraṇa) of the temple, as discussed in the ninth chapter of the Īśvarasaṃhitā (printed edition), a Pāñcarātra work in 8200 verses and 24 chapters dealing with topics such as routines of temple worship, major and minor festivals, temple-building and initiation.—Description of the chapter [dvārāvaraṇa-devatālakṣaṇa-ādi-vidhi]: This chapter concerns the daily ritual obligations owed to the deities whose abodes are fixed in the temple doorways—[...] In the second court [āvaraṇa] will be found Garuḍa’s shrine (52-58), as well as Upendra, Tejodhara, Duratikrama, Mahākarmā, Mahāhrada, Agrāhya, Vasuretas and Vardhamāna in the various directions, with Sākṣī in the sky and Ādhāranilaya beneath. At the gopuras leading into this second courtyard will be found Śaṅkha and Padma in front and Bhadra and Subhadra in back (51b-83). Further descriptions and eulogies of selected names from the lists above are given (84-88).
2) Sākṣī (साक्षी) refers to the “observer” (station beyond the Aṇḍas—complex of worlds), as discussed in chapter 12 (Jñānapāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [bhuvarlokādi-vistāra]: [...] Encircling all the upper and lower regions are seven coverings of water, of fire, of air, of space, of darkness, etc. Each such complex of worlds is called an “aṇḍa” and the number of these aṇḍas is countless (47). Viṣṇu pervades all of the aṇḍas while yet at the same He is greater than they, and stands beyond them as observer [sākṣī] (48). In this outer-space there are, further, four other regions-each one presided over by one of the four Vyūhas in addition to three others, above which is Nārāyaṇaloka (53).
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: A History of Indian PhilosophyAccording to Śaṅkara, (this) Brahman is the immediate consciousness (sākṣi) which shines as the self, as well as through the objects of cognition which the self knows. It is thus the essence of us all, the self, and hence it remains undenied even when one tries to deny it, for even in the denial it shows itself forth. It is the self of us all and is hence ever present to us in all our cognitions.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysākṣī (साक्षी).—m (S sa & akṣi Eye.) An eye-witness: also a witness at law generally. 2 f witness, evidence, testimony (of deponents, documents, facts, circumstances &c.) Evidence in law is distinguished into kṛtasākṣī & akṛtasākṣī. Of kṛtasākṣī six distinctions are made; viz. likhita, smārita, yadṛcchāgata, gūḍhasākṣī, paḍasākṣī. Of akṛtasākṣī are made five distinctions; viz. gāṃva, prāḍ्vivāka, rājaniyukta, vādyānēṃ pāṭhavilēlā, and kuḷāgatīcyā vivādāviṣayīṃ kuḷāntalā. sākṣī ghālaṇēṃ To attest (a document). sākṣīniśīṃ With (attested by) evidence.
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 dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySakṣi (सक्षि).—dwell together with ([instrumental]).
Sakṣi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sa and kṣi (क्षि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sākṣi (साक्षि):—[from sākṣa] 1. sākṣi m. ([metri causa] for sākṣin, in lokaand samasta-s q.v.)
2) [v.s. ...] 2. sākṣi in [compound] for sākṣin.
3) Sākṣī (साक्षी):—[from sākṣa] in [compound] for sākṣa.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySākṣī (साक्षी):—(nm) a witness, deponent; (nf) evidence, testimony; -[parīkṣā] cross examination of a witness; ~[bhūta] who has witnessed.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSakṣi (ಸಕ್ಷಿ):—[noun] = ಸಕ್ಕಿ [sakki].
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Sākṣi (ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ):—
1) [noun] the act of seeing, watching (directly).
2) [noun] a remembering, and giving a testimony for, a past event.
3) [noun] the act of providing a testimony as proof.
4) [noun] a declaration or statement made under oath or affirmation by a witness in a court to establish a fact; a testimony.
5) [noun] a person who saw or can give a firsthand account of, something; a witness.
6) [noun] (phil.) the inner being or spiritual substance that experiences the outside world.
7) [noun] the Supreme Being, which witnesses everything disinterestedly; ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಮಾಡು [sakshimadu] sākṣi māḍu to make a person a witness in a court of law, for a past event; ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಯಾಗು [sakshiyagu] sākṣiyāgu to witness an event; 2. to bear witness; to testify; to give or afford evidence; ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಹೇಳು [sakshihelu] sākṣi hēḷu to give a statement as an eyewitness to serve as evidence in a court of law; to testify; ಓತಿಕೇತನಿಗೆ ಬೇಲಿ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ [otiketanige beli sakshi] ōtikētanige bēli sākṣi (prov.) one dishonest person certifying the integrity of another dishonest person.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconSākṣi (ஸாக்ஷி) noun < sākṣin. See சாட்சி [sadsi], 1, 2, 4, 5.
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 DictionarySākṣī (साक्षी):—n. Law. 1. an eye-witness; witness; a spectator; 2. evidence; testimony; cross-examination of a witness;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ksi, Sha, Ca.
Starts with (+25): Cakshi, Cakshiyam, Sakshi-banaunu, Sakshi-banounu, Sakshibhavita, Sakshibhu, Sakshibhuta, Sakshidara, Sakshidvaidha, Sakshigara, Sakshigolisu, Sakshigolu, Sakshika, Sakshikallu, Sakshikar, Sakshikaroti, Sakshikatte, Sakshikri, Sakshikriya, Sakshilakshana.
Ends with (+24): Abaddhasakshi, Agnisakshi, Amgasakshi, Antahsakshi, Antarasakshi, Apasakshi, Atmasakshi, Cakshi, Citsakshi, Dharmasakshi, Dombisakshi, Gudhasakshi, Jagatasakshi, Jagatsakshi, Jhuto-sakshi, Jivamtasakshi, Jivasakshi, Jvalamtasakshi, Kallasakshi, Karmasakshin.
Full-text (+70): Sakshipariksha, Sakshibhavita, Sunne-sakshi, Sakshilakshana, Jhuto-sakshi, Sakshibhuta, Sakshi-banounu, Sakshitva, Agatyagara, Sakshin, Sakshiprashnavidhana, Sakshimatrakri, Mahi-sakshi, Sakshimat, Sakshikri, Otiketa, Sakshipratyaya, Sakshivat, Sakshiprashna, Sakshiparikshana.
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Search found 53 books and stories containing Sakshi, Sa-kshi, Sa-kṣi, Sa-ksi, Saagshi, Sagshi, Sākṣi, Sākṣī, Saksi, Sakṣi; (plurals include: Sakshis, kshis, kṣis, ksis, Saagshis, Sagshis, Sākṣis, Sākṣīs, Saksis, Sakṣis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 10 - Ajñāna established by Perception and Inference < [Chapter X - The Śaṅkara School Of Vedānta]
Part 5 - Vedānta and Śaṅkara (788-820 A.D.) < [Chapter X - The Śaṅkara School Of Vedānta]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - Madhva’s Ontology < [Chapter XXVII - A General Review of the Philosophy of Madhva]
Part 3 - Svataḥ-prāmāṇya (self-validity of knowledge) < [Chapter XXVII - A General Review of the Philosophy of Madhva]
Part 10 - Nature of Brahman < [Chapter XXIX-XXX - Controversy Between the Dualists and the Monists]
Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
5.5. The Process of Attaining Knowledge < [Chapter 2 - Analysis on the Basis Of Epistemology]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.13 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 1.11.32 < [Chapter 11 - Description of Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra’s Birth]
Verse 1.3.20 < [Chapter 3 - Description of the Lord’s Appearance]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.2.303 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Verse 3.2.304 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Verse 2.19.99 < [Chapter 19 - The Lord’s Pastimes in Advaita’s House]
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