Preksha, Prekṣā: 14 definitions
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Preksha has 13 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Prekṣā can be transliterated into English as Preksa or Preksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPrekṣā (प्रेक्षा):—(von īkṣ mit pra) f. Accent eines auf prekṣā (v. l. prekṣākū) ausgehen den Wortes gaṇa ghoṣādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 2, 85.]
1) das Sehen, Anschauen [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 566.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 16, 7.] mukhaprekṣa adj. dessen Blick auf Jmdes Gesicht gerichtet ist so v. a. auf Jmdes Blicke achtend, Alles Jmd an den Augen absehend [Mahābhārata 3, 14654. 15, 477.] dharmaprekṣa den Blick auf das Rechte richtend (= dharmadṛṣṭi [Scholiast]) [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 85, 16.] das Zuschauen bei einer Aufführung [Halāyudha 1, 95.] = nṛtyekṣaṇa [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 29, 226.] [Medinīkoṣa ṣ. 19] (wo prekṣā st. prokṣā zu lesen ist). —
2) das Aussehen: prekṣāṃ (= śobhāṃ Comm.) kṣipantaṃ haritopalādreḥ [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 8, 24.] —
3) Schauspiel, = nṛtta [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] (yā) prekṣāsamājaṃ (vgl. samājāḥ prekṣaṇāni ca [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 264]) gacchedvā [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 84.] prekṣāsu tu subahvīṣu [Harivaṃśa 8702. 8685.] —
4) das Auffassen: pañcamyarthaprekṣā vā ṣaṣṭhyarthaprekṣā vākārāntam (das Wort nirṛtyā in der Stelle dūto nirṛtyā idamā jagāma) das auf ā ausgehende Wort kann als Ablativ oder Genetiv aufgefasst werden [Yāska’s Nirukta 1, 17.] —
5) Umsicht, Ueberlegung, Bedacht, Verstand [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 4, 10. 3, 4, 29, 226.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 309.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Halāyudha 2, 179.] tatkālaprabalaprekṣabauddhavādisamūhajit [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 112.] prekṣāpūrvaṃ ca kṛṣṇo pi niścakrāma mit Bedacht [Harivaṃśa 6462.] [Mahābhārata 2, 2445. 3, 10758.] prekṣāpūrvanirmitānāṃ śayanāsanādīnām Comm. zu [VEDĀNTASŪTRA 2, 2, 1] bei [BANERJEA 130.] dhigeteṣāmaprekṣāpūrvakāritām [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 58. 610.] —
6) Ast [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. duṣprekṣa .
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Prekṣā (प्रेक्षा):—
3) [Kathāsaritsāgara 123, 133.] —
5) aprekṣāpūrvakārin [Kathāsaritsāgara 64, 20. 26.]
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Prekṣā (प्रेक्षा):—
5) pūrvakārin mit Bedacht zu Werke gehend [Patañjali] [?a. a. O.1,282,b.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPrekṣā (प्रेक्षा):—f. —
1) das Sehen , Anschauen , Anblicken , das Zuschauen bei einer Aufführung. —
2) das Aussehen , gutes Aussehen , Pracht. —
3) Schauspiel [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,545,19,21.] —
4) das Auffassen als (im Comp. vorangehend) , Gemeinsein. —
5) Umsicht , Ueberlegung , Bedacht , Verstand —
6) *Art.
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 (+13): Prekshadi, Prekshagar, Prekshagara, Prekshagrah, Prekshagriha, Prekshak, Prekshaka, Prekshakarin, Prekshakerita, Prekshalaya, Prekshamana, Prekshanaka, Prekshanakuta, Prekshanalambha, Prekshanem, Prekshanika, Prekshaniya, Prekshaniyaka, Prekshaniyata, Prekshaniyatama.
Ends with (+7): Anantavrittitanupreksha, Anityanupreksha, Anityatanupreksha, Anupreksha, Apayanupreksha, Asharananupreksha, Ashubhanupreksha, Atmapreksha, Dharmapreksha, Dushpreksha, Ekanupreksha, Gudotpreksha, Guptotpreksha, Hetutpreksha, Lokanupreksha, Mukhapreksha, Padapreksha, Paripreksha, Phalotpreksha, Sampreksha.
Full-text (+14): Pekkha, Prekshasamaja, Prekshagara, Prekshagriha, Prekshapurvam, Prekshavidhi, Prekshaprapanca, Prekshakarin, Prekshavant, Peccha, Prekshavat, Utprekshadhvani, Prekshapurva, Prekshartham, Utprekshavallabha, Utprekshavayava, Utprekshakshepa, Haritopala, Purvakarin, Piccha.
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Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
The twelve steps of Preksa-dhyana < [Chapter 4 - A Comparative Study]
Part 7 - Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga compared to Jainism < [Chapter 4 - A Comparative Study]
Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)
3.4. Preksha Meditation < [Chapter 6 - Spirituality in Jainism]
3.6. Importance of Breathing in Meditation < [Chapter 6 - Spirituality in Jainism]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.4.58 < [Part 4 - Parenthood (vātsalya-rasa)]
Verse 2.4.48 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 1.4 < [Chapter 1 - The Purpose of Poetry]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Part 2 - The Ancient Indian Theory of Drama < [Introduction, part 1]
Chapter I - Origin of Drama (nāṭya)
Part 2 - The Ancient Indian Theory and Practice of Music < [Introduction, Part 2]
Natya, the Celestial Art of Ancient India < [July 1939]
Theatre-Architecture in Ancient India < [January-February 1933]
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