Yaksh, Yak�: 11 definitions
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Yaksh means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Yak� can be transliterated into English as Yaks or Yaksh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYak� (यक्ष�).—I. 1 Ā. (ⲹṣaⲹٱ) To honour, worship, adore; रक्षाम इत� तत्रान्यैर्यक्षा� इत� चापरैः (rakṣāma iti tatrānyairyakṣāma iti cāparai�) Rām.7.4.12. -II. 1 P. (ⲹṣaپ) To stir, move.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryYak� (यक्ष�).—r. 10th cl (ⲹṣaⲹٱ) To worship, to honour or adore.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryYak� (यक्ष�).—i, 10, [Ātmanepada.] To worship, to honour (cf. yaj).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryYak� (यक्ष�).�ⲹṣaپ ⲹṣaٱ [with] pra press on, strive after ([accusative]), overtake.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYak� (यक्ष�):�(perhaps [Desiderative] of a �yah, from which yahu and yahva) [class] 1. [Ātmanepada] [Parasmaipada] ⲹṣaپ, te, ([probably]) to be quick, speed on (only in -√y� q.v.; and once in ⲹṣām, to explain ⲹṣa, [Rāmāyaṇa vii, 4, 12]), [class] 10. [Ātmanepada] ⲹṣaⲹٱ, to worship, honour, [Dhātupāṭha xxxiii, 19.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryYak� (यक्ष�):�ⲹṣaⲹٱ 1. d. To worship.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Yak� (यक्ष�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jakkha.
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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 dictionaryYaksh in Hindi refers in English to:�(nm) a class of mythological demi-gods; ~[nayaka/pati] Kuber—the chief of yakshas and the god of wealth..—yaksh (यक्ष) is alternatively transliterated as Yakṣa.
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Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryYaks is another spelling for या� [첹].—n. 1. yak; 2. common ancestors of Limbu or Rai people;
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 (+15): Yaksha, Yakshabhavana, Yakshabhrit, Yakshadara, Yakshadasi, Yakshadatta, Yakshadeva, Yakshadevagriha, Yakshadigvijaya, Yakshadrish, Yakshagrahaparipidita, Yakshaka, Yakshakanyaka, Yakshakardamadhupa, Yakshakarddama, Yakshakshi, Yakshakupa, Yakshamalla, Yakshamdola, Yakshamshake.
Full-text (+87): Yakshesh, Prayaksh, Yaksha, Yakshu, Yakshman, Yakshya, Yakshi, Prayaksha, Yakshma, Nagiyum, Nagiyun, Yaka, Yakshana, Yakshesha, Yakshangana, Prayakshe, Yakshangi, Yakshayatana, Yakshaka, Yakshan.
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Ramayana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXVII < [Book 1 - Bāla-kāṇḍa]
Principle of Shakti in Kashmir Shaivism (Study) (by Nirmala V.)
Part 2.7(b) - The Chummā Sub-variant of Krama < [Chapter 5 - Impacts of the Evolution]
The Way of the White Clouds (by Anāgarika Lāma Govinda)
Chapter 45 - The Valley of the Moon Castle < [Part 4 - Return to Western Tibet]
Chapter 44 - A Bon Monastery < [Part 4 - Return to Western Tibet]
Chapter 51 - Trek over the frozen river < [Part 4 - Return to Western Tibet]
Om Mani-Padme Hum < [April � June, 1986]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 472 < [Volume 16 (1913)]
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