Ikshana, 莫办峁峁嘺: 22 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 莫办峁峁嘺 can be transliterated into English as Iksana or Ikshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)莫办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�) refers to 鈥渆yes鈥�, according to the 艢r墨matottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjik膩matatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik膩 cult. Accordingly, 鈥淥 goddess, Svacchanda is in the middle, within the abode of the triangle. Very powerful, he has five faces with three times five flaming eyes. [...] O beautiful lady, this, the western one, is yellow like vermillion mixed with musk. Divine, it generates great energy. (The southern face) is somewhat fierce with large sharp teeth and long red eyes [i.e., 谤补办迟补-腻测补迟补-墨办峁峁嘺]. It is blue like a blue lotus and blue collyrium. Beautiful and fierce, he wears a gem and a snake and his hair is brown. He is called Aghora, contemplating (him) he bestows success in every enterprise鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) 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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram莫办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�) refers to the 鈥渆yes鈥�, according to the 艢r墨matottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjik膩matatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik膩 cult.鈥擜ccordingly, while describing Trikha峁囜笉膩: 鈥淸...] She has three sections, three faces, a divine form and large belly. [...] (The second face) is dark like a storm cloud and the eyes red as blood [i.e., 谤补办迟腻谤耻峁嘺-苍颈产丑补-墨办峁峁嘺]. It has fierce fangs and is adorned with snakes for earrings. The expression is mildly fierce and a skull (adorns) the topknot on the head. The third face is on the left. It is yellow and red and shines with brilliant rays, its light (pure) divine radiant energy. It is beautiful with many gems and the ears are adorned with earrings. It bears a radiantly brilliant diadem and crown鈥�.
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)莫办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�) refers to the 鈥渆yes鈥�, according to the King Vatsar膩ja鈥檚 P奴j膩stuti called the K膩masiddhistuti (also V膩make艣var墨stuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nity膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] I worship the three-eyed (迟谤颈-墨办峁峁嘺) sharp-natured K峁tre艣a. His body is black, he has destroyed his adversaries, he carries a skull-bowl and a spear, [but] he is compassionate. I resort to 艢a峁卥hanidhi and Padmanidhi, who who sit upon a conch and lotus [respectively] as their seats. They are patient, bear the gestures of generosity and protection in their hands, and bring about everyone鈥檚 dreams. [...]
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation莫办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�) refers to the 鈥渆yes鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.12.鈥擜ccordingly, after Him膩cala (i.e., Him膩laya) brought his daughter (P膩rvat墨) before 艢iva: 鈥淭hen 艢iva looked at her in the first flush of her youth. [...] On seeing 艢iva the lord of all, the chief of those devoted to penance, the lord with the moon as his ornament, who can be known through spiritual insight and who was sitting in the meditative posture closing His eyes [i.e., 惫颈-苍颈尘墨濒颈迟补-墨办峁峁嘺], Him膩cala saluted Him again. Though he was not disheartened, he entertained some doubts. Thus he, the lord of mountains, foremost of the eloquent, spoke to 艢iva, the sole kinsman of the universe鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: University of Vienna: Sudar艣ana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasa峁僪it膩莫办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�) refers to the 鈥渆yes鈥�, according to the Ahirbudhnyasa峁僪it膩, belonging to the P膩帽car膩tra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淥ne desirous of a kingdom, one who has been deprived of it or one conquered by [other] rulers, after having paid respect with large masses of wealth to the supreme Guru, the giver of Sudar艣ana鈥檚 Yantra, considering [him] superior to all, should propitiate God N膩r膩ya峁嘺鈥攚ho has large eyes like lotuses (辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补-腻测补迟补-墨办峁峁嘺), is [of] dark [complexion], clad in a yellow garment, adorned with all ornaments and with four arms - following the rules given by the teacher. [...]鈥�.
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics莫办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�) represents the number 2 (two) in the 鈥渨ord-numeral system鈥� (产丑奴迟补蝉补峁僰丑测腻), which was used in Sanskrit texts dealing with astronomy, mathematics, metrics, as well as in the dates of inscriptions and manuscripts in ancient Indian literature.鈥擜 system of expressing numbers by means of words arranged as in the place-value notation was developed and perfected in India in the early centuries of the Christian era. In this system the numerals [e.g., 2鈥�墨办峁峁嘺] are expressed by names of things, beings or concepts, which, naturally or in accordance with the teaching of the 艢膩stras, connote numbers.
Ganita (啶椸ぃ啶苦い) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch莫办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�) refers to the 鈥渆yes鈥�, according to the Yogat膩r膩val墨: a short Yoga text of twenty-nine verses presenting Ha峁環ayoga as the means to R膩jayoga (i.e., Sam膩dhi).鈥擜ccordingly, while describing the no-mind state: 鈥淟et this mind wander into thoughtless Sam膩dhi or into a pair of voluptuous breasts of [women] whose eyes (墨办峁峁嘺) are [as alluring as those of] the spotted black deer. Let it roam among the thoughts of idiots or the thoughts of the wise. The merits and faults produced by thought do not touch me, the king [of R膩jayoga]鈥�.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)莫办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�) refers to the 鈥渆yes鈥� or 鈥渟ight鈥� (which should be fixed on the chief hawker), according to the 艢测补颈苍颈办补-艣腻蝉迟谤补: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by R膩j膩 Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.鈥擜ccordingly, [while discussing the outlines of hawking]: 鈥淸...] At the middle of the party there should be the leading hawker, with two soldiers on each side. The circle should be made with twenty-one horsemen. All men in the circle, with their eyes (墨办峁峁嘺) fixed on the chief hawker, should remain at a distance of four cubits from each other, in two equal divisions on each side. [...]鈥�.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (鈥減erforming arts鈥�) and Shastras (鈥渟ciences鈥�) 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 Hindus莫办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�) refers to the 鈥渆yes鈥� (of an elephant), according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 2, 鈥渙n favorable marks鈥漖: 鈥�5. With large, long, round necks, trumpeting with a roar like clouds full of water, with sparrow-like honey-colored eyes (墨办峁峁嘺) [办补濒补惫颈峁卥补尘补诲丑耻辫谤补产丑别办峁峁嚹佱弗], with trunks like tree stems and marked with three folds (wrinkles), such elephants are fine鈥�.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary墨办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�).鈥攏 S Seeing or sight. 2 An eye.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English墨办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�).鈥�n Seeing or sight; an eye.
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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 dictionary莫办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�).鈥擺墨办峁�-濒测耻峁�]
1) Seeing, beholding &c.
2) A look, sight, aspect, view.
3) An eye; 啶呧ざ啷嵿ぐ啷佮お啷傕ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距啷佮げ啷囙啷嵿し啶｀ぎ啷� (补艣谤耻辫奴谤峁嚹乲耻濒别办峁峁嘺尘) Bhagavadg墨t膩 (Bombay) 2.1. 啶囙い啷嵿く啶︵啶班た啶多啶ぞ啶啶班す啶苦い啷囙啷嵿し啶｀啶� (颈迟测补诲谤颈艣辞产丑腻辫谤补丑颈迟别办峁峁噀苍补) R.2.27; so 啶呧げ啶膏啶曕啶粪ぃ啶� (补濒补蝉别办峁峁嚹�).
4) Regarding, looking after, caring for.
-艣谤补惫补蝉 m. A serpant; 啶忇し啶� 啶ㄠ 啶ㄠ啶粪啶犩た啶曕 啶啶︵啶оた啶� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙し啶距ぎ啷�啶曕啶粪ぃ啶多啶班さ啶� (e峁Ｄ� no nai峁ａ弓hik墨 buddhi岣� sarve峁Ｄ乵墨办峁峁嘺艣rava岣�) Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 1.37.29.
Derivable forms: 墨办峁峁嘺m (啶堗啷嵿し啶｀ぎ啷�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary莫办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�).鈥攏.
(-峁嘺峁�) 1. Sight, seeing. 2. An eye. E. 墨办峁� to see, 濒测耻峁� aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary莫办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�).鈥攊. e. 墨办峁� + ana, n. 1. Sight, [Kath膩sarits膩gara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 18, 300. 2. Care, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 7, 141; superintendence, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 9, 11. 3. The eye, [贬颈岣峣尘产补惫补诲丑补] 3, 20.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary莫办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�).鈥擺neuter] look, view, aspect, eye; looking after, caring for ([genetive]).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 莫办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�):鈥擺from 墨办峁�] n. a look, view, aspect sight, [K膩ty膩yana-艣rauta-s奴tra; L膩峁瓂膩yana; Kath膩sarits膩gara; Pa帽catantra; Ratn膩val墨] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] regarding, looking after, caring for, [Manu-sm峁泃i]
3) [v.s. ...] eye, [Mah膩bh膩rata; R膩m膩ya峁嘺; Su艣ruta; 艢akuntal膩 etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary莫办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�):鈥�(峁嘺峁�) 1. n. Sight; an eye.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)莫办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 滨办办丑补峁嘺.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus莫办峁峁嘺 (嗖堗矔喑嵿卜嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] the organ of sight in human or animals.
2) [noun] the act of seeing; perception by the eyes; a seeing; sight.
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 Dictionary莫办峁峁嘺 (啶堗啷嵿し啶�):鈥攏. 1. seeing; holding; 2. a look; sight; 3. an eye;
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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Starts with: Ikshanabhadra, Ikshanakarshana, Ikshanapatha, Ikshanasahasrataya, Ikshanashravas.
Full-text (+41): Nirikshana, Samikshana, Kamalekshana, Carekshana, Anvikshana, Madirekshana, Ayatekshana, Karyekshana, Talekshana, Pingekshana, Udikshana, Vishamekshana, Kunitekshana, Alasekshana, Kvanitekshana, Mrigekshana, Vrishabhekshana, Asitekshana, Raktekshana, Ikshanashravas.
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