Akshama, ṣa: 20 definitions
Introduction:
Akshama means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 ṣa can be transliterated into English as Aksama or Akshama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Aksham.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditionsṣa (अक्ष�) refers to “unable (to do something)�, according to the 13th-century Matsyendrasaṃhit: a Kubjik-Tripur oriented Tantric Yoga text of the Ṣaḍanvayaśmbhava tradition from South India.—Accordingly, “If he sees anybody who is abusing the Guru, he should beat him or [at least] curse him. Or, if he is unable (ṣa) [to do so], he should leave the place. He should not ridicule the worship of the [Yoginī] clans, or despise Yogins or Yoginīs, women when they are intoxicated, or nourished, or the wine-pot, or Śiva, or the Guru�.

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationṣa (अक्ष�) refers to “being unable (to stay at night)�, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.4.4 (“Search for Krttikeya and his conversation with Nandin�).—Accordingly, as Brahm narrated to Nrada: “On hearing the words of Śiva [the Gods] nervously at one another and spoke before the lord one by one. [...] [The sun said]:—On seeing the crying boy, O lord, I went to the western mountain, urged by the revolving wheel of time, being unable (ṣa) to stay there at night. [...]�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) 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.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)ṣa (अक्षमा) refers to “intolerance� (of others� prosperity), according to the ŚⲹԾ첹-śٰ: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rj Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] It has been said that there are eighteen addictions. These are the outcome of the desire for earthly enjovments. [...] Envy means intolerance (ṣa) of others� prosperity. It is praise-worthy when it incites to action against rivals or enemies, because inspired by envy, people try to destroy them. [...]�.

This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts�) and Shastras (“sciences�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindusṣa (अक्ष�) refers to the “inability (to sustain one’s life)� (of poorly treated elephants), according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 11, “On the keeping of elephants and their daily and seasonal regimen”]: �1. Forest elephants who dwelt there happily and by the power of fate have been brought to town in bonds, afflicted by harsh, bitter, cruel words, by excessive grief, fear, bewilderment, bondage, etc., and by sufferings of mind and body, are quite unable (atīva-ṣa) for long to sustain life [atīvṣa� prṇn dhrayitu� cira�], when from their own herds they have come into the control of men�.

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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍalaṣa (अक्षमा) is the name of a Ḍkinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Akṣemacinta forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the 쳦, according to the 10th century Ḍkṇa chapter 15. Accordingly, the 쳦 refers to one of the three divisions of the Ծṇa-ṭa (emanation layer�), situated in the ܰ첹ṇḍ. The 36 pairs of Ḍkinīs [viz., ṣa] and Vīras are reddish madder in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflectionsṣa (अक्ष�) refers to “incompetent (to examine)� (the doctrine), according to the 11th century Jñnrṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Those who have adopted a heterodox doctrine, lacking in [knowledge of the highest] reality, proclaim various doctrines. They are not aware of the reality of things because they are not competent to examine that [doctrine] (tat-parīkṣ�-ṣa) . The doctrine is said to be forbearance, humility, purity, straightforwardness, truth and restraint, celibacy, asceticism, renunciation and non-possession�.
Synonyms: Asamartha.

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṣa (अक्ष�).—a S Impatient, intolerant, unenduring. 2 Unforgiving. 3 Envious.
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ṣa (अक्षमा).—f S Impatience or intolerance. 2 Unforgivingness. 3 Enviousness or envy.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṣa (अक्ष�).�a Impatient; intolerant. Unfor- giving. Envious.
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ṣa (अक्षमा).�f Intolerance. Unforgivingness. Envy.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṣa (अक्ष�).�a. [na. ta.]
1) Unfit, incompetent, unable; कार्यं°, पलाय�,° उपवास� (kryaṃ�, palyana,° upavsa°) &c.
2) Unable to bear or endure, not forbearing, non-forbearing; impatient; °मा कालहरणस्� (m klaharaṇasya) Ś.3 unable to brook delay, admitting of no delay; मामक्षमं मण्डनकालहाने� (mmṣa� maṇḍanaklahne�) R.13.16.
- [na. ta.]
1) Impatience, intolerance; envy, jealousy; धावन्त्यमी मृगजवाक्षमये� रथ्याः (dhvantyamī mṛgajavṣayeva rathy�) Ś.1.8 as if envying (jealous of) the deer's speed.
2) Anger, passion.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣa (अक्ष�).—mfn.
(-ma�--ma�) 1. Impatient, intolerant. 2. Unable, incompetent, impotent f.
(-) 1. Impatience, intolerance. 2. Envy, impatience of another’s success. 3. Inability, incapacity. E. a neg. ṣa patience.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣa (अक्ष�).—[adjective] unable to bear, no match or unfit for ([locative], [infinitive], or —�); [feminine] intolerance, impatience, envy.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṣa (अक्ष�):—[=-ṣa] mf()n. unable to endure, impatient
2) [v.s. ...] incompetent (with Loc., [Infinitive mood] or ifc.), envious
3) [v.s. ...] unfit, improper, [Jtakaml]
4) ṣa (अक्षमा):—[=a-ṣa] [from -ṣa] f. impatience, envy
5) [v.s. ...] incompetence, inability (with [Infinitive mood])
6) [v.s. ...] (in [dramatic language]) sensitiveness, irritability, [Shitya-darpaṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣa (अक्ष�):—[tatpurusha compound] I. m. f. n.
(-ma�--mam) 1) Impatient, intoler-ant.
2) Unable, incompetent, impotent. E. a neg. and ṣa. Ii. f.
(-) 1) Impatience, intolerance.
2) Envy, impatience of another’s success.
3) Inability, incapacity. E. a neg. and ṣa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṣa (अक्ष�):—[-ṣa] (ma�--ma�) a. Impatient; incompetent, impotent.
2) ṣa (अक्षमा):—[a-ṣa] (m) 1. f. Impatience, inability.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṣa (अक्ष�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Akkhama.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryṣa (अक्ष�) [Also spelled aksham]:�(a) incompetent, incapable; handicapped; ~[t] incompetence, incapability; handicap.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṣa (ಅಕ್ಷ�):�
1) [adjective] unable to bear or endure; non-forbearing; impatient.
2) [adjective] wanting ability; unable to function; wanting the proper legal qualification or natural competence.
3) [adjective] not pardoning.
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ṣa (ಅಕ್ಷ�):—[noun] = ಅಕ್ಷಮತ� [akshamate]; 2) an incompetent, unfit, man; a man wanting the required qualification or authority.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryṣa (अक्ष�):—adj. 1. unable; unfit; incapable; incompetent; 2. unpardonable;
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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