Pakshapata, ʲṣaٲ, Paksha-pata: 17 definitions
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Pakshapata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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 ʲṣaٲ can be transliterated into English as Paksapata or Pakshapata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Pakshpat.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationʲṣaٲ (पक्षपा�) refers to “gaining one’s favour� [?], according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.28 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the Brahmacārin�).—Accordingly, as Pārvatī said to Śiva (in guise of a Brahmacārin): “[...] With the threefold Energies, Śiva blesses those who worship Him always as the lord of Energies. Every individual soul becomes fearless and conquers death by worshipping Him. Hence His designation ‘the conqueror of death� is famous in all the three worlds. Viṣṇu attains and retains his Viṣṇu-hood by His favour (貹ṣaٲ). Similarly Brahmā his Brahma-hood and the gods their godhood. [...]�.

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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birchʲṣaٲ (पक्षपा�) refers to “partialities�, according to the Sarvajñānottara verse 20.34-39.—Accordingly, while discussing the culmination of detachment (for the process of attaining the no-mind state): “[...] Having established his state in that which is free of all states, he makes his state supportless. Having made the mind no-mind, he thinks of nothing whatsoever. He should meditate on the self [as] neither conceivable (cintya) nor inconceivable and [as] both. He knows the self to be free from all partialities (貹ṣaٲ). [...]�.

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 āsanas (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)ʲṣaٲ (पक्षपा�) refers to the “flying� (of birds), according to the ŚⲹԾ첹-śٰ: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the training of hawks]: “[...] Of the two classes, the females are more important in respect of their make, courage, value and their style of flying (貹ṣaٲ). Vāja and others being pre-eminent are spoken of in the masculine�.

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.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryPakṣa-ٲ.—‘one who works on behalf of someone else� (Ep. Ind., Vol. XXXIV, p. 250). Note: 貹ṣa-ٲ is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary貹ṣaٲ (पक्षपा�).—m (S) Espousing a side; partisanship, partiality. 2 Espousing a cause.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English貹ṣaٲ (पक्षपा�).�m Partisanship, partiality.
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 dictionaryʲṣaٲ (पक्षपा�).�
1) siding with any one; यद� दुर्योधनपक्षपातसदृशं कर्म (yad duryodhana貹ṣaٲsadṛśa� karma) Ve.3.5.
2) liking, desire, love, affection (for a thing); भवन्ति भव्येष� हि पक्षपाता� (bhavanti bhavyeṣu hi 貹ṣapātā�) Kirātārjunīya 3.12; Uttararāmacarita 5.17; रिपुपक्ष� बद्ध� पक्षपातः (ripupakṣe baddha� 貹ṣaٲ�) Mu.1.
3) attachment to a party, partisanship, partiality; पक्षपातमत्� देवी मन्यते (貹ṣaٲmatra devī manyate) M.1; सत्य� जन� वच्म� � पक्षपातात् (satya� janā vacmi na 貹ṣapātāt) ṛh 1.47.
4) falling of wings, the moulting of birds.
5) a partisan.
Derivable forms: 貹ṣaٲ� (पक्षपातः).
ʲṣaٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 貹ṣa and ٲ (पा�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʲṣaٲ (पक्षपा�).—m.
(-ٲ�) 1. Adopting a side or an argument whether right or wrong, partisanship. 2. A partisan, an adherent, who or what sides with. 3. The moulting of birds condered to proceed from fever. E. 貹ṣa, and ٲ who cause to go, or 貹ṣa a wing, and ٲ falling.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʲṣaٲ (पक्षपा�).—m. 1. siding with somebody, Mahābhārata 1, 5347. 2. partiality, [ṛh, (ed. Bohlen.)] 1, 54.
ʲṣaٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 貹ṣa and ٲ (पा�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʲṣaٲ (पक्षपा�).—[masculine] moult or flight (lit. the falling or flying of the wings), partisanship (lit. the falling to one side) predilection for ([locative], [genetive], prati, or —�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ʲṣaٲ (पक्षपा�):—[=貹ṣa-ٲ] [from 貹ṣa > pak�] m. ‘falling of the feathers�, the moulting of birds, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] flying, soaring, [Ratnāvalī ii, 7]
3) [v.s. ...] adopting a side or argument, siding with, partiality or inclination for ([locative case] [genitive case] [accusative] with prati, or [compound]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc. (also, [Ratnāvalī ii, 7])
4) [v.s. ...] a partisan, adherent, [Horace H. Wilson]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʲṣaٲ (पक्षपा�):—[貹ṣa-ٲ] (ٲ�) 1. f. Partiality or a partizan.
[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 dictionaryʲṣaٲ (पक्षपा�) [Also spelled pakshpat]:�(nm) partiality; favouritism; ~[پ] partisanship, partiality; ~[ī] partial, partisan.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusʲṣaٲ (ಪಕ್ಷಪಾ�):�
1) [noun] a falling of wings (of a bird).
2) [noun] the flapping of wings (as by a bird).
3) [noun] the state or quality of being partial; a favourable leaning towards one person or party, showing dislike, disapproval or disfavour towards another or others; biasedness; partiality.
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 Dictionaryʲṣaٲ (पक्षपा�):—n. 1. siding with anyone blindly; 2. partiality; preference; favoritism; discrimination;
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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Partial matches: Paksha, Pata.
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