Apaksha, 貹ṣa, ṣa: 10 definitions
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Apaksha 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 terms 貹ṣa and ṣa can be transliterated into English as Apaksa or Apaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation貹ṣa (अपक्�) refers to an “unfledged (birdling)�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.25 (“The seven celestial sages test Pārvatī�).—Accordingly, as Pārvatī said to the seven Sages: “[...] This mind of mine is resolute helplessly attempting at a great task. Verily it is trying to erect a high wall on the surface of water. At the bidding of the celestial sage I am performing this steady penance with the desire that Rudra be my husband. The unfledged birdling [i.e., 貹ṣa] of my mind flies up tenaciously. May lord Śiva, the storehouse of mercy fulfil its desire�.

The Purana (पुरा�, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary貹ṣa (अपक्�).�a.
1) Without wings or the power of flight. अपेक्ष� हि कथ� पक्षी कर्म किंचित्समाचरेत� (apekṣo hi katha� pṣ� karma kiṃcitsamācaret) 峾.4.59.23.
2) Not belonging to the same side or party.
3) Having no adherents or friends.
4) Opposed to, adverse.
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ṣa (अपाक्ष).�a. [apanata� ṣamindriyam]
1) Present, perceptible.
2) [apagate apakṛṣṭe vā ṣiṇ� yasya] Eyeless; having bad eyes.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary貹ṣa (अपक्�).—mfn.
(-ṣa�-ṣ�-ṣa�) Adverse, opposed to, not of the same side or party. E. a neg. 貹ṣa a party.
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ṣa (अपाक्ष).—mfn.
(-ṣa�-ṣ�-ṣa�) Present, perceptible. E. apa before, and ṣa an organ of sense, or ṣi the eye.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary貹ṣa (अपक्�).�1. [adjective] wingless.
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貹ṣa (अपक्�).�2. [masculine] a rival, lit. not belonging to the (right) party.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 貹ṣa (अपक्�):—[=a-貹ṣa] mfn. without wings, [Atharva-veda] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] without followers or partisans, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] not on the same side or party
4) [v.s. ...] adverse, opposed to.
5) ṣa (अपाक्ष):�mfn. = adhy-ṣa, or praty-ṣa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary貹ṣa (अपक्�):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-ṣa�-ṣ�-ṣa) 1) Wingless.
2) Adverse, opposed to. E. a priv. and 貹ṣa.
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ṣa (अपाक्ष):—I. [tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-ṣa�-ṣ�-ṣa) Present, percep-tible. E. � with apa, kṛt aff. ac. (As an Avyayībh. -ṣa which the word probably is, instead of a [tatpurusha compound], the Etym. would be apa and ṣi, samās. aff. ṭa, in analogy with pratyṣam, parokṣam, samṣam, anvṣam. Comp. also the Etym of adhyṣa.) Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-kṣa�-kṣ�-ṣa) 1) Eyeless, blind.
2) Having a bad eye. E. apa and ṣi, samās. aff. ṣa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 貹ṣa (अपक्�):—[a-貹ṣa] (kṣa�-kṣ�-kṣa�) a. Adverse.
2) ṣa (अपाक्ष):—[+ṣa] (kṣa�-kṣ�-kṣa�) a. Perceptible.
[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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary貹ṣa (अपक्�):—adj. 1. wingless; having no power of flight; 2. impartial; uninvolved;
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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