Kakshasena, ṣaԲ: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Kakshasena 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 ṣaԲ can be transliterated into English as Kaksasena or Kakshasena, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) ṣaԲ (कक्षसे�).�General information. (i) A King who was the grandson of Avīkṣit and son of Parīkṣit. For genealogy see 'Parīkṣit'.
(ii) Ugrasena, Citrasena, Indrasena, Suṣeṇa and Bhīmasena were his brothers. (Chapter 94, Ādi Parva). Other details.
(i) ṣaԲ was a member of the court of Yama. (Chapter 8, Sabhā Parva).
(ii) ṣaԲ was considered to be one among the pious souls, like Śibi, Pratardana, Rantideva, Ambarīṣa, Janamejaya, Vṛṣādarbhi, Paraśurāma, Śrī Rāma, Karandhama and Mitrasaha who had attained salvation by their charity and righteousness. Ѳٲ states that ṣaԲ the saintly king attained salvation by presenting gifts to the great Vasiṣṭha. (Śloka 14, Chapter 137, Anuśāsana Parva). (See full article at Story of ṣaԲ from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
2) ṣaԲ (कक्षसे�).—There was another King called ṣaԲ in the court of Dharmaputra. (Śloka 22, Chapter 4, Sabhā Parva).
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesṣaԲ (कक्षसे�) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. I.89.48) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ṣaԲ) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
ṣaԲ is also mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. III.87.10) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places.

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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṣaԲ (कक्षसे�):—[=첹ṣa-Բ] [from 첹ṣa] m. Name of a Rājarṣi, [Ѳٲ]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kaksha, Sena.
Starts with: Kakshasenashrama.
Full-text: Senakaksha, Kakshaseni, Kakshasenashrama, Abhipratarin, Parikshit.
Relevant text
Search found 8 books and stories containing Kakshasena, Kakṣa-sena, Kaksa-sena, ṣaԲ, Kaksasena, Kaksha-sena; (plurals include: Kakshasenas, senas, ṣaԲs, Kaksasenas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Verse 4.3.5 < [Section 4.3]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXXXIX < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
Section CXXXVII < [Anusasanika Parva]
Section IV < [Sabhakriya Parva]
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 1.3.35 < [Adhikaraṇa 9 - Sūtras 34-41]
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)