The Sanskrit term Śikṣ can be transliterated into English as Siks or Shiksh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śikṣ (शिक्ष्).—1 Ā. (śikṣate, śikṣita)

1) To learn, study, acquire knowledge of; स्वं स्वं चरित्रं शिक्षेरन् पृथिव्यां सर्वमानवाः (svaṃ svaṃ caritraṃ śikṣeran pṛthivyāṃ sarvamānavāḥ) Ms. 2.2; अशिक्षतास्त्रं पितुरेव मन्त्रवत् (aśikṣatāstraṃ pitureva mantravat) R.3.31; मरुत् किमद्यापि न तासु शिक्षते (marut kimadyāpi na tāsu śikṣate) N.1.73;1.77;4.48.

2) 1 U. To teach (Ved.); अक्रोधं शिक्षयन्त्यन्यैः क्रोधना ये तपोधनाः (akrodhaṃ śikṣayantyanyaiḥ krodhanā ye tapodhanāḥ) N.17.8.

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

Śikṣ (शिक्ष्).—r. 1st cl. (śikṣate) To learn, to acquire science.

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

Śikṣ (शिक्ष्).—see śak, desider.

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

Śikṣ (शिक्ष्).—śikṣati śikṣate [participle] śikṣita (q.v.) strive to be able, try, practise, learn (mostly [Middle]); be willing to help ([dative]), to give or impart ([accusative]), or to present with ([instrumental]). [Causative] śikṣayati (te) cause a person to learn a thing, teach, instruct (2 [accusative], or [accusative] of [person or personal] & [locative] of th. or infin.; also [genetive] of [person or personal] & [accusative] of th.).

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

1) Śikṣ (शिक्ष्):—(properly [Desiderative] of √śak; cf. [Pāṇini 7-4, 54]) [class] 1. [Ātmanepada] [Parasmaipada] śikṣati, te (in later language oftener [Ātmanepada].; cf. [Dhātupāṭha xvi, 4]; [present participle] śikṣat, śikṣamāṇa, [Ṛg-veda]; śikṣāṇa, [Mahābhārata]; [imperative] śiśikṣa, [Nirukta, by Yāska]; [Aorist] aśikṣiṣṭa, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]), ‘to wish to be able’, ([Parasmaipada]) try to effect, attempt, undertake, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Atharva-veda];—([Ātmanepada]; rarely [Parasmaipada])

—to learn, acquire knowledge, study, practise, learn from ([ablative] or sakāśāt with [genitive case]), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;

—to practise one’s self in ([locative case]), [Kathāsaritsāgara] (cf. [Pāṇini 1-3, 2], [vArttika] 3 [Scholiast or Commentator]);—‘to wish to be able to effect for others’ ([Parasmaipada]) wish to help, aid, befriend ([dative case]), [Ṛg-veda];

— ([Parasmaipada]) to wish to give, bestow, [ib.];

— ([Parasmaipada]) to wish to present with ([instrumental case]), [Nirukta, by Yāska; Śāṅkhāyana-brāhmaṇa];

— ([Ātmanepada]) to offer one’s service to, enter the service of ([accusative]), [Mahābhārata] :

—[Passive voice] śikṣyate ([Aorist] aśikṣi), to be learnt or practised, [Kādambarī; Kathāsaritsāgara] :—[Causal] śikṣayati (rarely te; [Aorist] aśiśikṣat),

—to cause to learn, impart knowledge, inform, instruct, teach (with [accusative] of [person] or thing; also with two [accusative], or with [accusative] of [person] and [locative case] of thing, or with [accusative] of [person] and [infinitive mood], or with [accusative] of thing and [genitive case] of [person]), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata etc.]

2) Sīkṣ (सीक्ष्):—sīkṣati See √1. sah, p.1192.

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

Śikṣ (शिक्ष्):—(ṅa) śikṣate 1. d. To learn.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Śikṣ (शिक्ष्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sikkha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shiksh 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.

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Starts with (+97): Shiksha, Shiksha-mantralaya, Shiksha-parishad, Shikshabodha, Shikshacara, Shikshacarya, Shikshacaryatana, Shikshachara, Shikshadanda, Shikshadashaka, Shikshadattaka, Shikshadhyaksh, Shikshadhyaksha, Shikshadhyanopanishad, Shikshadhyayopanishad, Shikshadicatushtaya, Shikshadiksha, Shikshaguru, Shikshai, Shikshak.

Ends with: Abhishiksh, Anushiksh, Ashiksh, Dushshiksh, Pratishiksh, Samshiksh, Sashiksh, Vishiksh.

Full-text (+51): Shikshita, Shikshaka, Shikshana, Pratishiksh, Anushiksh, Vishikshu, Abhishiksh, Shikshaniya, Anushikshin, Vishiksh, Shikshitavya, Sikkha, Shiksha, Shikshya, Shikshenya, Shikshu, Shikshakshara, Shikshasamuccaya, Shikshabodha, Shikshavidhi.

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