Vikshya, Vīkṣya: 8 definitions
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Vikshya 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 Vīkṣya can be transliterated into English as Viksya or Vikshya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Vīkṣya (वीक्ष्य) (lit. “one who has long eye sight”) is a synonym (another name) for the Horse (Aśva), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Vīkṣya (वीक्ष्य) refers to a “perceptible” (physical form) [?], according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.13 (“Śiva-Pārvatī dialogue”).—Accordingly, after Śiva permitted Pārvatī to stay by his side: “[...] In the course of his penance sometimes the lord of the goblins thought about her as free from attachment. But as she was in her physical form [i.e., bhūtadeha—vīkṣya bhūtadehe]. He did not take her as His wife though she was near Him, though she was endowed with every feature of beauty, though she was capable of deluding even the sages. [...]”.
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.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Vīkṣya (वीक्ष्य) refers to “seeing” (one’s error or illusion), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “By relinquishing the sense of rejection and acceptance, and with pleasure and disappointment ceasing today, Brahmin, I am now established. Life in a community, then going beyond such a state, meditation and the elimination of mind-made objects - by means of these I have seen (vīkṣya) my error, and I am now established [vikalpaṃ mama vīkṣyaitairevamevāhamāsthitaḥ]. Just as the performance of actions is due to ignorance, so their abandonment is too. By fully recognising this truth, I am now established. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Vīkṣya (वीक्ष्य).—a.
1) To be looked at.
2) Visible, perceptible.
-kṣyaḥ 1 A dancer, an actor.
2) A horse.
-kṣayam 1 Anything to be looked at, a visible object.
2) Wonder, surprise.
Vīkṣya (वीक्ष्य).—mfn.
(-kṣyaḥ-kṣyā-kṣyaṃ) 1. Visible, perceptible. 2. Astonishing, wonderful. Ind. Having seen. n.
(-kṣyaṃ) 1. Wonder, surprise. 2. A visible object. m.
(-kṣyaḥ) 1. A dancer, an actor. 2. A horse. E. vi before īkṣ to see, aff. yat or lyap .
1) Vīkṣya (वीक्ष्य):—[from vīkṣa > vīkṣ] mfn. = vīkṣaṇīya, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] astonishing, wonderful, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a dancer, actor, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a horse, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] n. wonder, surprise, wonderful object, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Vīkṣya (वीक्ष्य):—[(kṣyaḥ-kṣyā-kṣyaṃ)] 1. n. Wonder; visible object. m. A performer; a horse. a. Perceptible; wonderful; astonishing.
Vīkṣya (वीक्ष्य):—(wie eben)
1) adj. dass. [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 382.] [Medinīkoṣa y. 55.] —
2) m. a) Tänzer. — b) Pferd [Medinīkoṣa] —
3) n. Verwunderung, Staunen [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 88.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+35): Udvikshya, Samvikshya, Prativikshya, Abhivikshya, Prativikshaniya, Akalika, Paripaka, Varunavi, Dutprativikshaniya, Prativiksh, Vastha, Lilacatura, Kshanabhangura, Simajnana, Yathocita, Kalanirnaya Shiksha, Viksh, Vaimanika, Vailakshya, Apacaya.
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International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
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Relevance of radiology (vikiran avum chhaya vigyan) in ayurveda < [2020: Volume 9, August issue 8]
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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Verse 4.20.11 < [Chapter 20 - The Killing of Pralamba]
Verse 5.13.23 < [Chapter 13 - The Arrival of Sri Uddhava]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Abhijnana Sakuntala (with Katayavema commentary) (by C. Sankara Rama Sastri)
Slokasuci (shloka-suci) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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