Takshana, Takṣaṇa: 15 definitions
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Takshana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Takṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Taksana or Takshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
1) Takṣaṇa (तक्षण) refers to “carpentry”—i.e., (1) “the work of a carpenter” (2) “sawing planks to make seats and beds”,—and represents one of the sixty-four arts (aṅgavidyā), according to the Vātsyāyana’s Kāmasūtra: a Sanskrit text from the 2nd century dealing with eroticism, sexuality and emotional fulfillment in life belonging to Kāmaśāstra (the ancient Indian science of love-making).—Accordingly, “[While defending the standpoint that women should be allowed to learn theoratical science] [...] A female should study alone in private the sixty-four practices, arts and sciences (such as carpentry—takṣaṇa), together with the Kama Sutra. [...] A public woman, endowed with a good disposition, beauty and other winning qualities, and also versed in such arts (e.g., takṣaṇa), obtains the name of a Gaṇikā (i.e., “a public woman of high quality”), and receives a seat of honour in an assemblage of men. She is, moreover, always respected by the king, and praised by learned men, and her favour being sought for by all, she becomes an object of universal regard”.
2) Takṣaṇa (तक्षण) or Takṣaṇasthāna refers to a “woodworking station”—which were traditionally built as part of the householders’ residence—when settling down as a citizen
Takṣaṇa (तक्षण) or “carpentry” refers to one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The references of sixty four kinds of kalā are found in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Śaiva-Tantras, Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa etc.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
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Marathi-English dictionary
takṣaṇa (तक्षण).—n S Chipping, planing, paring, shaving or slicing off. 2 Carpentry gen.
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
Takṣaṇa (तक्षण).—(तक्ष् भावे-ल्युट् (takṣ bhāve-lyuṭ)] Paring, cutting; दारवाणां च तक्षणम् (dāravāṇāṃ ca takṣaṇam) Manusmṛti 5.115; Y.1 185.
-ṇī A carpenter's adze.
Derivable forms: takṣaṇam (तक्षणम्).
Takṣāṇa (तक्षाण).—(for Sanskrit takṣan; §§ 17.39, 41; compare Pāṇ.6.4.9 and Kāś.; Prakrit takkhāṇa, Hemacandra 3.56), wood-worker, car- penter: °ṇo Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.117.5; °ṇasya 119.20; °ṇaṃ, °ṇaḥ 120.2 (all prose).
Takṣaṇa (तक्षण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) Paring, peeling, planing, &c. f. (-ṇī) A carpenter’s adze. E. takṣ to plane or pare, affixes bhāve lyuṭ and ṅīṣ.
Takṣaṇa (तक्षण).—i. e. takṣ + ana, n. Planing, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 115.
Takṣaṇa (तक्षण).—[neuter] hewing, cutting, planing.
1) Takṣaṇa (तक्षण):—[from takṣ] m. a cutter, abrader, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] (in [mathematics]) the divisor employed to reduce a quantity, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] n. cutting, paring, peeling, abrading, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra xxii, 6; Gautama-dharma-śāstra i, 29; Manu-smṛti v, 115 etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] (Name of a Kalā), [Vātsyāyana i, 3, 17]
5) [v.s. ...] dividing in order to reduce a quantity, [Līlāvatī of bhāskara]
Takṣaṇa (तक्षण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. Paring, peeling. planing. f. A carpenter’s adze.
Takṣaṇa (तक्षण):—(von takṣ)
1) n. das Behauen, Beschnitzen, Bearbeiten [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 22, 6, 10.] [Madhusūdanasarasvatī’s Prasthānabheda] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 14, 3] v. u. dāravāṇāṃ ca takṣaṇam das Abschaben [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 5, 115.] takṣaṇāṃ dāruśṛṅgāsthnām [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 185.] —
2) f. ī ein Werkzeug zum Behauen, - Schnitzen, Axt u.s.w. [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 918.] fälschlich takṣiṇī [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 10, 13.]
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Takṣaṇa (तक्षण):—
1) unter den [64] Kalā [Oxforder Handschriften 217,a,11.]
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Takṣaṇa (तक्षण):—, kāṣṭhaṃ śudhyati takṣaṇāt [Spr. (II) 5703.]
Takṣaṇa (तक्षण):——
1) n. — a) das Behauen , Beschnitzen , Abschaben ([Gautama's Dharmaśāstra])., Bearbeiten. Wird unter den 64 Künsten aufgeführt. — b) das Dividiren um eine Quantität zu reduciren [Bhāskara’s Līlāvatī 99.] [Colebrooke 114.] —
2) *f. ī ein Werkzeug zum Behauen , — Schnitzen u.s.w.
Takṣaṇa (तक्षण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Chollaṇa, Tacchaṇa, Raṃpaṇa.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Takṣaṇa (ತಕ್ಷಣ):—[noun] that moment or point of time.
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Takṣaṇa (ತಕ್ಷಣ):—
1) [adverb] at that moment.
2) [adverb] immediately; suddenly.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Takṣaṇa (तक्षण):—n. cutting; paring;
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.
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