Cikirsha, Cikīrṣā: 11 definitions
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Cikirsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
Cikirsha has 9 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Cikīrṣā can be transliterated into English as Cikirsa or Cikirsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chikirsha.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchCikīrṣā (चिकीर्षा):—(wie eben) f. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 3, 102,] [Scholiast] das Verlangen zu thun, zu vollbringen u.s.w.; das Trachten, Verlangen: rāmapriya [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 36, 7.] kṣatradharma [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 34, 3.] nānākarma [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 2, 10, 24.] puṇya [3, 1, 17.] saṃtānasya [Mahābhārata 1, 1860.] dhanurveda [5172.] [Harivaṃśa 4907.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungCikīrṣā (चिकीर्षा):—f. das Verlangen zu machen — thun , — vollbringen [68,13.238,7.] das Trachten — , Verlangen nach. Die Ergänzung im Gen. oder im Comp. vorangehend.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
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Starts with: Cikirshaka, Cikirshat.
Ends with: Apacikirsha, Labhanishcikirsha, Nishcikirsha, Praticikirsha, Priyacikirsha, Uccikirsha.
Full-text: Cikirasha, Priyacikirsha, Apacikirsha, Apacikirshu, Praticikirsha, Nivritti, Pratyayanta, Pravritti, Prayatna.
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Verse 1.4.29 < [Chapter 4 - Description of Questions About the Lord’s Appearance]
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Qualities (21): Prayatna (Effort) < [Chapter 4 - Quality and Action]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 9 - Analysis of Action < [Chapter XIV - The Philosophy of the Bhagavad-gītā]
Mimamsa interpretation of Vedic Injunctions (Vidhi) (by Shreebas Debnath)