Sakshitva, Sākṣītva: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Sākṣītva can be transliterated into English as Saksitva or Sakshitva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Samkhya (school of philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: Prakrti and purusa in Samkhyakarika an analytical reviewSākṣītva (साक्षीत्व, “witness-hood”).—It is not possible for objects to be perceived by an unconscious being. Puruṣa is considered as witness (sākṣi) as it is conscious (cetana) and non-object (aviṣaya). Hence, Vācaspati writes, the witness-hood (sākṣītva) of puruṣa can be inferred from the consciousness (cetanattva) and non-objectiveness (aviṣayatva) of puruṣa. Prakṛti gets her own nature seen by puruṣa.
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (samkhya philosophy)Sākṣitva (साक्षित्व) refers to to “(the state of) witnessing”, according to the Sāṅkhyakārikā.—In Brahmanical literature, udāsīna often means a neutral person, such as in the compound; “friends, neutrals and enemies”. [...] Also, udāsīna has been used in the Sāṅkhyakārikā to qualify the individual soul (puruṣa). After describing the qualities of the Puruṣa as the state of witnessing (sākṣitva), isolation, neutrality, awareness and non-agency in Kārikā 19, the Sāṅkhyakārikā (20) then qualifies Puruṣa as udāsīna.
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).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySākṣitva (साक्षित्व):—[=sākṣi-tva] [from sākṣi > sākṣa] n. ([Kapila; Suśruta]) the office of any legal witness, evidence, testimony, attestation.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Sākṣitva (साक्षित्व) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sakkhijja.
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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.
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