Yakshana, Yakṣaṇa: 3 definitions
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Yakshana 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 Yakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Yaksana or Yakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYakṣaṇa (यक्षण):—[from yakṣ] n. = jakṣaṇa (q.v.), [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
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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: Yakshanayaka.
Ends with: Pratyakshana.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1.42 < [Section XXIV - Creation of Insects and Reptiles and Immovable Things]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter IV - Order of Universal creation, described by Narayana to Rudra < [Agastya Samhita]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)