Shreyokshikankshin, Śreyokṣikāṅkṣin, Shreyas-akshikankshin: 1 definition

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Shreyokshikankshin 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 Śreyokṣikāṅkṣin can be transliterated into English as Sreyoksikanksin or Shreyokshikankshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Shreyokshikankshin in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śreyokṣikāṅkṣin (श्रेयोक्षिकाङ्क्षिन्).—a. desiring bliss or welfare; न राज्ञः प्रतिगृह्णन्ति प्रेत्य श्रेयोऽभिकाङ्क्षिणः (na rājñaḥ pratigṛhṇanti pretya śreyo'bhikāṅkṣiṇaḥ) Manusmṛti 4.91.

Śreyokṣikāṅkṣin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śreyas and akṣikāṅkṣin (अक्षिकाङ्क्षिन्).

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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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