Sakshya, ṣy: 14 definitions
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Sakshya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 ṣy can be transliterated into English as Saksya or Sakshya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Sakshy.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)ṣy (साक्ष्�) refers to a “witness (to the marriage)�, according to Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa verse 7.20.—Accordingly: “There lord Bhoja’s venerable chaplain, who was like fire, offered clarified butter and other things to the fire, and having made the same [fire] witness to the marriage (-ṣy) he wed the bride and the groom�.

Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysākṣya (साक्ष्�).—n S Evidence, witness, testimony. 2 The business of an evidence or witness; deposing, attesting, bearing testimony.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsākṣya (साक्ष्�).�n Evidence. Deposing.
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 dictionaryṣy (साक्ष्�).�
1) Evidence, testimony; तमेव चाधा� विवाहसाक्ष्य� (tameva cādhāya vivāhasākṣye) R.7.2.
2) Attestation.
Derivable forms: ṣy (साक्ष्यम�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣy (साक्ष्�).—n.
(-ṣy�) Testimony, evidence. E. ṣi, and ṣyñ aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣy (साक्ष्�).—i. e. sākṣin + ya, n. 1. Evidence, [Բśٰ] 8, 82. 2. Giving evidence, 8, 62; testimony, Mahābhārata 5, 1225
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣy (साक्ष्�).—[adjective] visible for (—�); [neuter] the being witness, testimony, evidence.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṣy (साक्ष्�):—[from ṣa] mfn. visible to ([compound]), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] n. testimony, evidence, attestation (�-√k�, ‘to give evidence for�), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣy (साक्ष्�):�(ṣy�) 1. n. Evidence, testimony.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṣy (साक्ष्�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sakkha.
[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 dictionaryṣy (साक्ष्�) [Also spelled sakshy]:�(nm) evidence, testimony; vouchment; ~,[ṃt]: internal evidence; ~,[bahi]: external evidence.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṣy (ಸಾಕ್ಷ್�):—[noun] = ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ - [sakshi -] 1, 2, 3 & 4.
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 Dictionaryṣy (साक्ष्�):—n. testimony; evidence;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Sakshya-vidhi, Sakshyabhava, Sakshyam, Sakshyamkana, Sakshyamkita, Sakshyankan, Sakshyankit.
Full-text (+13): Kautasakshya, Kutasakshya, Asakshya, Manushyasakshya, Sakshyabhava, Devasakshya, Sakshyam, Sakshya-vidhi, Parokshasakshya, Antyayoni, Maukhika, Catciyam, Sakshy, Sakkha, Samakshadarshana, Manushyasakshye, Maukhik, Mudrayati, Kapat, Vivaha.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Sakshya, ṣy, Saksya; (plurals include: Sakshyas, ṣys, Saksyas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.197 < [Section XXXIII - Fraudulent Sale]
Verse 8.82 < [Section XII - Exhortation and Examination of Witnesses]
Verse 8.87 < [Section XII - Exhortation and Examination of Witnesses]
Vyavaharamala: a text on Indian jurisprudence (by P. V. Rajee)
Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 5.3 - The Laws of Evidence (pramāṇa) and Witnesses (sākṣin) < [Chapter 5 - Modern Indian Laws reflected from the Vyavahārādhyāya]
The Problem of the First Traditional King < [Purana, Volume 7, Part 1 (1965)]
Literary and Archaeological Evidence on the Aryan Expansion in India < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
Srikara Bhashya (commentary) (by C. Hayavadana Rao)
Bhakti-rasayana by Madhusudana Sarasvati (by Lance Edward Nelson)
Notes for chapter 9 < [Chapter 9 - The continuity of Madhusudana’s thought on Bhakti]