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Riksha, Ṛṣa, 龱ṣa, 龱ṣ�, Ṛṣā, Riksā: 33 definitions

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Riksha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. 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 Ṛṣa and 龱ṣa and 龱ṣ� and Ṛṣā can be transliterated into English as Rksa or Riksha or Riksa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Rṣa (र्क्�) refers to the Sloth Bear (Melursus Ursinus), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds� by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष) is a Sanskrit word referring to the animal “bear�. The meat of this animal is part of the ṃs (‘group of flesh�), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal Ṛṣa is part of the sub-group named prasaha, refering to animals “who take their food by snatching�. It was classified by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā ūٰthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic properties of the substance.

: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume I

Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष)—Sanskrit word for the animal “bear�. This animal is from the group called Guhāśaya (‘which have a lair�, or, ‘cave-dwelling mammals�). Guhāśaya itself is a sub-group of the group of animals known as Jāṅghala (living in high ground and in a jungle).

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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.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

1) Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष):—Son of Citrasena (son of Nariṣyanta). He had a son named Mīḍhvān. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.2)

2) Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष):—Son of Ajamīḍha (one of the three sons of Hastī). He had a son named Saṃvaraṇa. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.22.4-5)

3) Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष):—Son of Devātithi (son of Ayutāyu, who was the son of Rādhika). He had a son named Dilīpa. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.22.11)

: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇa

Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष).—One of the seven holy mountains (kulaparvata) situated in Bhārata, a region south of mount Meru, according to the ղ󲹱ܰṇa chapter 85. In the settlements (janapada) along these mountains dwell Āryas and Mlecchas who drink water from the rivers flowing there. Meru is one of the seven mountains located in Jambūdvīpa, which is ruled over by Āgnīdhra, a grandson of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.

: Google Books: Cultural History from the Vāyu Purāna

龱ṣa (रिक्�), a descendant of Nīla, had five sons, viz., Mudgala, Śṛñjaya (or: Sañjaya, Sṛñjaya), Bṛhadiṣu, Vikrānta and Kāmpilya (or: Kampilya). For the protection of the five (pañcānā�) the father said to his sons, “These are the five prosperous janapadas; protect them.� It is thus that the Pāñcālas (or: Pañcālas) are so called.

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष).—A king of the Pūru dynasty. He was the father of Saṃvaraṇa. For genealogy see under the word Saṃvaraṇa (M. B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 94).

2) Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष).—King Hariha had a son named Ṛṣa born to him by his wife Sudevā. Ѳٲ, Ādi Parva, Chapter 95 says that this Ṛṣa had a son named Matināra, by his wife J.

3) Ṛṣā (ऋक्ष�).—Wife of Ajamīḍha, who was a king of the lunar dynasty. (Ѳٲ Ādi Parva, Chapter 95, Verse 37).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष).—Followed Rāma in his Laṅkā expedition. Took the shield when Bharata carried the ܰ첹.1 A son of Śuka; took Virajā as wife given by Prajāpati. Raṣ�, mother of Jāmbavān, was his sister.2

  • 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 10. 19 & 44.
  • 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 210-17; 51. 11.

1b) A son of Ajamīḍha and Dhūminī, and father of Samvaraṇa; pañcārṣeya.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 22. 3; Matsya-purāṇa 50. 19; 196. 50; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 214; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 19. 74-5.

1c) The name of Vyāsa in the 24th (25th, Viṣṇu-purāṇa) 屹貹; Śūli, the of the Lord.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 206; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 3. 18.

1d) The son of Devātithi.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 233.

1e) A son of Purañjaya and father of Haryaśva.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 19. 57-8.

1f) A son of Devātithi and father of Bhīmasena.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 20. 6-7.

1g) The mount where Atri performed penance for the birth of a son; a kulaparvata of ٲṣa.1 To this Kṛṣṇa went in search of Prasenajit; also ṛṣa and ṛṣa貹ٲ near the Narmadā;2 rivers originating from.3

  • 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 1. 17.
  • 2) Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 19. 16; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 18; III. 70. 32; 71. 39; Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 89; 95. 31; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 3. 3.
  • 3) Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 101; 98-101.

1h) A vānara tribe, born of Mṛgamandā and Pulaha.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 174. 319; 22. 22; 26. 30 & 34.

2) 龱ṣa (रिक्�).—Son of Purujānu.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 195.
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. I.60.60) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning Ṛṣa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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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.

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Vastushastra (architecture)

: McGill: The architectural theory of the Mānasāra

Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष, “planet�) refers to the third of 徱ṣaḍv, six principles that constitute the “horoscope� of an architectural or iconographic object, according to the Mānasāra (IX, 63-73). Their application is intended to “verify� the measurements of the architectural and iconographic object against the dictates of astrology that lay out the conditions of auspiciousness.

Ṛṣa and Բṣaٰ, sometimes used interchangeably as synonyms in the text, however, are different in a strict technical sense. Ṛṣa is the Plaedis or constellation of seven stars (the Great Bear, Seven Sages), while Բṣaٰ literally means a star, asterism (that is, a constellation of heavenly bodies), 27 number.

They are in order as follows:

  1. śī;
  2. 󲹰ṇ�;
  3. ٳپ;
  4. Rohiṇ� or Brāhmī;
  5. ṛgś;
  6. Ā;
  7. Punarvāsū or Yāmakau;
  8. Puṣya or Siddhya;
  9. Āśṣ�;
  10. 岵;
  11. ū-ṇ�;
  12. ٳٲ-ṇ�;
  13. Hasta;
  14. 侱ٰ;
  15. پ;
  16. վś;
  17. Գܰ;
  18. ṣṭ;
  19. ū;
  20. ūṣāḍ;
  21. ٳٲṣāḍ;
  22. Abhijit;
  23. Śṇa;
  24. Śṣṭ;
  25. Śٲṣa;
  26. 岹;
  27. Revati.

In the context of village planning and measurement, the text sates that among the stars, the ones that are ūṇa, odd (literally, “full, complete�), are auspicious and the ones that are 첹ṇa, even (literally, “ear�), inauspicious. In iconographic measurement, however, the role given is that all except the sixth, eighth and ninth Բṣaٰs are auspicious. In both cases, the janmaԲṣaٰ, birth-star of the patron or of the sthapati, as applies, even if in itself an inauspicious star, is always considered as auspicious for the architectural and iconographic object.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्�, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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Dharmashastra (religious law)

: Prācyā: Animals and animal products as reflected in Smṛti texts

Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष) refers to the animal “Sloth Bear� (Melursus ursinus).—The Smṛtis mention several domestic as well as wild animals that are enumerated in context of specifying expiation for killing them, the flesh being used as a dietary article to give satisfaction to the Manes (Pitṛs) in Śrāddha rites, the law of transmigration due to various sins committed as well as in the context of specifying gifts to be given on various occasions. These animals [viz., Ṛṣa] are chiefly mentioned in the Manusmṛti, Parāśarasmṛti [Chap.6], Gautamasmṛti [17.2 and 15.1], Śātātapasmṛti [II.45-54], Uśānasmṛti [IX.7-9; IX.12-13], Yājñavalkyasmṛti [I.170-171; I.175; I.258- 260], Viṣṇusmṛti [51.3;51.6;51.26;51.33;80.3-14], Uttarāṅgirasasmṛti [X.15-17], Prajāpatismṛti [Śrāddhatyājyavastuvarṇanam. 138-143], 9 Kāśyapasmṛti [Section on Prāyaścittavarṇanam], Vṛddha Hārītasmṛti [6.253-255] and Kātyāyanasmṛti [27.11].

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

1) Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष) refers to the “zodiac sign� [?] [—‘star of whose nativity the sun then happens to be’], according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 3), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If in Varṣ� the colour of the sun be that of the flower Śirīṣa (Mimosa flexuosa) there will be immediate rain; if the colour be that of the peacock’s plume there will be no rain for twelve years to come. If, then the sun be black there will be fear from worms and reptiles; if it be ashy pale there will be fear from foreign princes; if the sun should appear with a hole that prince will perish in the star of whose nativity the sun then happens to be [i.e., ṛṣa�.

2) Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष) refers to “bears�, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 12).—Accordingly, “Hear now the effects of the heliacal rising of Canopus (Agastya), a star sacred to Agastya who suppressed the Vindhya mountains whose soaring heights obstructed the course of the Sun; [...] whose summits appeared to score the starry vault; whose rocks were full of buzzing bees scared by the violent pulling of flower trees by wild elephants and were also the abodes of hyenas, of bears, of tigers and of monkeys [i.e., ٲṣa-ṛṣa-śū-ś峾ṛg-ٲ]; through which lay the secret course of the Ravi which appeared to embrace its bosom with the affection of a mistress; [...�.

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Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

龱ṣa (रिक्�) refers to “bears�, according to the Guhyasūtra chapter 3.—Accordingly, “[...] One may perform the Block-of-Wood Observance in a forest full of bears (ṣa), tigers and lions, conquering the urges to sleep and eat, [constantly] reciting. If one takes on the appearance of a woman and sings and dances, adorned with bracelets, with a winnowing fan, ball and plait, one observes the Colourful Observance. With a weapon in hand, full of compassion, if one wanders like a saviour of creatures (?) focussed upon recitation, meditation and worship, one performs the Warrior Observance. [...�.

: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष) refers to �(seeing) a bear� (in dreams), according to the Svacchanda-tantra.—Accordingly, [verse 4.21-27, while describing inauspicious dreams]—“[The dreamer] sees a bear or monkey (ṛṣaṛṣaԲ岹śԲ), demons, cruel beings, and dark men. [He sees those who] have erect hair, dirty ones, those who wear black garlands, clothes, and coverings. That man who, in his dream, embraces a red-eyed woman, he dies, there is no doubt, if he does not bring about peace. [...]�

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष, “bear�) represents an incarnation destination of the tiryaggati (animal realm) according to the “world of transmigration� section in the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XXVII).—The Bodhisattva sees the animals (tiryak) undergoing all the torments: they are made to gallop by blows of the whip or stick; they are made to make long journeys carrying burdens; their harness is damaged; they are branded with hot iron. As a result of greed (ٲⲹ), envy (īṣy), impulsiveness and haste, they take the form of [for example], a bear (ṛṣa).

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

1) Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष) is the name of a Tathāgata (Buddha) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Ṛṣa).

2) Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष) also refers to one of the various Grahas and Mahāgrahas mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa.

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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.

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India history and geography

: archive.org: Geography in Ancient Indian inscriptions

Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष) is the name of one of the seven kulaparvata (clan mountain) of ٲṣa, associated with a distinct country or tribe.—As ascertained by Professor Hemachandra Raychaudhuri, Ṛṣa is the mountain par excellence of the Māhiṣmatī. Ṛṣa, Vindhya and Pāripātra are mentioned under the names Chavata, Vijha and Paricāta in the Nasik Praśasti of Gautamī-putra Śātakarṇi. The first two are referred to by Ptolemy as the Ouxenton and Ouindion ranges. According to Ptolemy, Ouxenton (Ṛṣavant) is the source of the Dosaron, which, according to Professor Raychaudhuri sounds very much like the Daśārna, modern Dhasan near Sagar in Madhya Pradesh. This proves that the Ṛṣa lay in the region of the central Vindhyas. The same thing appears clear also from Indian evidence.

The Harivaṃśa refers to the city of Māhiṣmatī, the capital of Narmadānūpa as nestling under the shelter of the mount Ṛṣavat. Nīlakaṇṭha, the commentater of the Harivaṃśa, places the city to the north of the Vindhyas and the south of the Ṛṣa. The Nalopākhyāna of the Ѳٲ places the Ṛṣa mountain between Avanti and Dakṣiṇāpatha. Thus Ṛṣa, when referred to incidently in literature, is invariably associated with the Middle Narmadā region of which Māhiṣmatī was the most important city, and the Daśārṇa, a notable river, and the mountain lay in the region of the central Vindhyas, near Sagar.

Four Sanchi Stūpa inscriptions of the third century A.D. mention Acavāḍa and Acavāṭa, which may be identified with the mount Ṛṣavat. The Ṛṣa is probably so called, because it stood in a territory, which abounded in bears (ṛṣas). Dhūmra, one of the commanders of Rāma’s army is said lo be the king of the bears lising on the mount Ṛṣavat. It seems that central part ofthe Vindhyas being abounded in bears came to be denoted by the second name Ṛṣavat.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṛṣa (ऋक्ष).—n S A bear. 2 n A star or a constellation.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ṛṣa (ऋक्ष).�n A bear. A star.


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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष).—[ṛṣ-sa kicca Uṇādi-sūtra 3.66]

1) A bear; स्त्री� (ٰī�) (ṛt) ऋक्ष� (ṛṣa�) (bhavati) Manusmṛti 12.67.

2) A species of ape; A. Rām.7.3.6.

3) A kind of deer; प्रजापति� स्वा� दुहितर� दृष्ट्वा तद्रूपधर्षित� � रोहिद्भूता� सोऽन्वधावदृक्षरूपी हतत्रप� (prajāpati� svā� duhitara� dṛṣṭvā tadrūpadharṣita� | rohidbhūtā� so'nvadhāvadṛṣarūpī hatatrapa�) || Bhāgavata 3.31. 36.

4) Name of a mountain.

5) Name of a plant (bhallaka Mar. 徱ṃḍ)

-ṣa�, ṣama� 1 A star, constellation, lunar mansion; पश्चिमां तु समासीनः सम्यगृक्षविभावनात् (paścimā� tu samāsīna� samyagṛṣavibhāvanāt) Manusmṛti 2.11;3.9;6.1.

2) A sign of the zodiac.

3) A star under which a man happens to be born.

-ṣāḥ (m. pl.) The seven stars called Pleiades; afterwards the seven Ṛiṣis; दक्षिणां दिशमृक्षेष� वार्षिकेष्वि� भास्कर� (dakṣiṇāṃ diśamṛkṣeṣu vārṣikeṣviva bhāskara�) (prayayau) R.12.25.

-ṣ� The north.

-ṣ� A female bear. [cf. Gr. arkos, L. ursus].

Derivable forms: ṛṣa� (ऋक्ष�).

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龱ṣ� (रिक्षा).�

1) A nit (ṣ�).

2) The mote in a sun-beam.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

龱ṣa (रिक्�).�(semi-MIndic for Sanskrit ṛṣa), bear: ū-پ岹-վԲⲹ i.v.15.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष).—mfn.

(-ṣa�-ṣ�-ṣa�) Pierced, cut, divided. mn.

(-ṣa�-ṣa�) A star, a constellation. m.

(-ṣa�) 1. A mountain in the peninsula, the temporary residence of Rama. 2. A bear. 3. A plant, (Bignonia Indica.) E. ṛṣ to go, Unadi affix sa, the radical final then becomes ka, and sa becomes ṣa; and ka and ṣa form the compound letter ṣa.

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龱ṣ� (रिक्षा).—f.

(-ṣ�) 1. A nit. 2. A mole in a sun-beam. E. See ṣ�, la being changed to ra .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष).—I. m. A bear, [峾ⲹṇa] 3, 52, 45. Ii. f. ṣ�, A she-bear, [峾ⲹṇa] 1, 16, 21. Iii. m. and n. 1. A star, [峾ⲹṇa] 5, 73, 57; Ѳٲ 13, 625. 2. Bears and stars, [Śśܱ] 9, 31. Iv. m. and f. ṣ�, Proper names, Ѳٲ 1, 3722; 3790.

� Cf. [Latin] ursus.

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龱ṣ� (रिक्षा).—f. 1. A nit. 2. A mote in a sunbeam.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष).�1. [adjective] bald, bare.

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Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष).�2. [adjective] hurtful, bad, [masculine] bear, the Seven Stars ([plural]); a kind of monkey; a man’s name; [feminine] ṛṣī [adjective] female bear; [masculine] [neuter] star, constellation, lunar mansion.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष):�1. ṛṣa mfn. ([etymology] doubtful) bald, bare, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Maitrāyaṇ�-saṃhitā]

2) 2. ṛṣa mfn. (�2. ṛṣ, [Uṇādi-sūtra iii, 66; 67]; probably [from] �ṛ�), hurting, pernicious, [Ṛg-veda viii, 24, 27]

3) m. a bear (as a ravenous beast), [Ṛg-veda v, 56, 3; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxiv, 36; Manu-smṛti; Suśruta] etc.

4) a species of ape, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

5) Bignonia Indica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) Name of several men, [Ṛg-veda viii, 68, 15; Ѳٲ] etc.

7) of a mountain, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa; Ѳٲ]

8) (ifc.) the best or most excellent, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) m. [plural] the seven stars, the Pleiades, the seven Ṛṣis, [Ṛg-veda i, 24, 10; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa ii; Taittirīya-āraṇyaka]

10) Ṛṣā (ऋक्ष�):—[from ṛṣa] f. Name of a wife of Ajamīḍha, [Ѳٲ i]

11) [v.s. ...] of a woman in the retinue of Skanda, [Ѳٲ ix]

12) Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष):�mn. a star, constellation, lunar mansion, [Manu-smṛti; Ѳٲ; 峾ⲹṇa] etc.

13) n. the twelfth part of the ecliptic

14) the particular star under which a person happens to be born, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Sūryasiddhānta etc.]

15) cf. [Greek] ἄρκτο�; [Latin] ursus; [Lithuanian] loky-s for olkys.

16) 3. ṛṣa mfn. cut, pierced, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

17) 龱ṣ� (रिक्षा):�f. a nit (= ṣ�), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

18) a mote in a sunbeam, [Horace H. Wilson]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष):�(ṣa�) 1. m. A bear; a mountain in the Peninsula. (ṣa�-ṣa�) m. n. A star. a. Pierced, cut.

2) 龱ṣ� (रिक्षा):�(ṣ�) 1. f. A nit; a sunbeam.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Accha.

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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Riksha in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Rikśā (रिक्शा):�(nm) a rickshaw; ~[] a rickshav-puller.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ṛṣa (ಋಕ್ಷ):�

1) [noun] any of large, heavy, omnivorous carnivores of Ursidae family, that walk flat on the soles of their feet and have shaggy fur and a very short tail; a bear.

2) [noun] any of the luminous celestial objects seen as points of light in the sky; esp., any self-luminous, celestial body having continuous nuclear reactions which send heat, light, etc. in all directions; a star.

3) [noun] the tree Bignonia indica of Bigononiaceae family.

4) [noun] a kind of deer.

5) [noun] one of the seven mythological mountains.

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龱ṣa (ರಿಕ್�):—[noun] = ರಿಕ್ಷೆ [rikshe].

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龱ṣ� (ರಿಕ್ಷಾ):�

1) [noun] a small, two-wheeled carriage with a hood, pulled by one or two men; a rickshaw.

2) [noun] a three-wheeled, carriage peddled by men, carrying one or two persons; a rickshaw.

3) [noun] an automobile, having three wheels for carrying two or three persons; an auto-rickshaw.

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Tamil dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Riksha in Tamil glossary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

龱ṣ� (ரிக்ஷா) [riṣ�] noun < rickshaw < Japanese ᾱ԰쾱ṣa. Rickshaw; ஆள� இழுத்துச்செல்லும� சவாரிவண்டிவக�. [al izhuthuchellum savarivandivagai.] Mod.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Ṛṣa (ऋक्ष):—n. 1. a star; a constellation; 2. a bear;

2) Riksā (रिक्सा):—n. rickshaw;

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