Taksha, °Õ²¹°ģį¹£a, į¹¬ÄksÄ: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Taksha 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 °Õ²¹°ģį¹£a can be transliterated into English as Taksa or Taksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia°Õ²¹°ģį¹£a (ą¤¤ą¤ą„ą¤·).āA son born to Bharata of his wife MÄį¹įøavÄ«. This prince along with his brother Puį¹£kara conquered GÄndhÄradeÅa and created °Õ²¹°ģį¹£aÅilÄnagarÄ« there. (UttarakÄį¹įøa, VÄlmÄ«ki RÄmÄyaį¹a, and VÄyu PurÄį¹a).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) °Õ²¹°ģį¹£a (ą¤¤ą¤ą„ą¤·).āA son of Bharata, founded °Õ²¹°ģį¹£aÅÄ«la in GÄndhÄra.*
- * BhÄgavata-purÄį¹a IX. 11. 12; BrahmÄį¹įøa-purÄį¹a III. 63. 190; VÄyu-purÄį¹a 88. 189; Viį¹£į¹u-purÄį¹a IV. 4. 104.
1b) A son of Vį¹ka and DurvÄrkį¹£Ä�.*
- * BhÄgavata-purÄį¹a IX. 24. 43.
The Purana (ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤�, purÄį¹as) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient Indiaās 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.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics°Õ²¹°ģį¹£a (ą¤¤ą¤ą„ą¤·) represents the number 8 (eight) in the āword-numeral systemā� (²ś³óÅ«³Ł²¹²õ²¹į¹k³ó²āÄå), 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.āA 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., 8ā�³Ł²¹°ģį¹£a] are expressed by names of things, beings or concepts, which, naturally or in accordance with the teaching of the ÅÄstras, connote numbers.
Ganita (ą¤ą¤£ą¤æą¤¤) 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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa SamhitaāText on Visha Chikitsa°Õ²¹°ģį¹£a (ą¤¤ą¤ą„ą¤·) refers to āsnakes with five dots on the head; turned towards right side; moves quicklyā� and represents a classification of Divine Snakes, as taught in the NÄganÄman (ānames of the Sarpasā�) section of the KÄÅyapa Saį¹hitÄ: an ancient Sanskrit text from the PÄƱcarÄtra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viį¹£acikitsÄāan important topic from Äyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Agadatantra or SarpavidyÄ).āThe first aspect of the Agadatantra is about the names of the sarpas and their features. The KÄÅyapasaį¹hitÄ verse IV.6-19 provide information on divine serpents [e.g., °Õ²¹°ģį¹£a], their characterstic features, origin and other details.
Äyurveda (ą¤ą¤Æą„ą¤°ą„ą¤µą„ą¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Äyurveda 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
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary°Õ²¹°ģį¹£a (ą¤¤ą¤ą„ą¤·).ā[adjective] cutting off, destroying (āĀ�); [masculine] a carpenter (āĀ�); [Name] of a serpent-demon etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) °Õ²¹°ģį¹£a (ą¤¤ą¤ą„ą¤·):ā[from ³Ł²¹°ģį¹�] 1. ³Ł²¹°ģį¹£a mfn. ācutting throughā� See tapas-
2) [v.s. ...] m. ifc. = °ģį¹£a²Ō, [VarÄha-mihiraās Bį¹hat-saį¹hitÄ; lxxxvii, 20 and 24] (cf. °ģ²¹³Üį¹a-, ²µ°łÄå³¾²¹-)
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a NÄga (cf. °ģį¹£a°ģ²¹), [KauÅika-sÅ«tra]
4) [v.s. ...] of a son [of Bharata, [RÄmÄyaį¹a vii, 100 f.; Raghuvaį¹Åa xv, 89; BhÄgavata-purÄį¹a ix, 11, 12]; (also °ģį¹£a°ģ²¹); of Vį¹ka, 24, 42].
5) [v.s. ...] 2. ³Ł²¹°ģį¹£a in [compound] for °ģį¹£a²Ō,
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled ą¤øą¤ą¤øą„ą¤ą„ą¤¤ą¤®ą„� (²õ²¹į¹s°ģį¹t²¹³¾), 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°Õ²¹°ģį¹£a (ą²¤ą²ą³ą²·):ā�
1) [noun] a workman who builds or repairs wooden furniture and structures, as houses, scaffolds or shelving; a carpenter.
2) [noun] a man who models, carves or otherwise fashions figures or forms of stone, metal, etc.; a sculptor.
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 Dictionaryį¹¬ÄksÄ (ą¤ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤øą¤¾):āadj. pl. of ą¤ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤øą„ [į¹Äk²õ“Ē]
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 (+4): Taksha-acarya, Takshak, Takshaka, Takshakahridaya, Takshakahridayamantra, Takshakakarmapaddhatitika, Takshakan, Takshakanaga, Takshakarman, Takshakiya, Takshan, Takshana, Takshanam, Takshani, Takshanya, Taksharathakara, Taksharatna, Takshashila, Takshashiladi, Takshashilaka.
Full-text (+12): Takshashila, Pancataksha, Gramataksha, Kautataksha, Tritaksha, Tapastaksha, Takshakarman, Upataksha, Taksharathakara, Varitaksha, Takshavat, Taksharatna, Taksha-acarya, Takshaka, Takshashilavati, Taksh, Takshayaskara, Ashtanaga, Kroshtukarna, Upatakshaka.
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Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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