Tryaksha, Tryakṣa, Tryakṣā, Tri-aksha: 15 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Tryakṣa and Tryakṣā can be transliterated into English as Tryaksa or Tryaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchTryakṣa (त्र्यक्ष):—(tri + akṣa)
1) adj. f. ī dreiäugig [Mahābhārata 2, 1494. 1504. 3, 16137.] [Harivaṃśa 12219.] —
2) m. Beiname a) Rudra-Śiva’s [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 47.] [Mahābhārata 1, 7315. 7, 9629.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 22, 167.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 7, 22. 5, 10, 18. 25, 3.] patnī Beiname der Pārvatī [Harivaṃśa 10000.] — b) eines Daitya oder Dānava [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 2, 4.]
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Tryakṣa (त्र्यक्ष):—
1) [Kathāsaritsāgara 118, 76.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungTryakṣa (त्र्यक्ष):——
1) Adj. (f. ī und ā) [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,329,14]) dreiäugig. —
2) m. — a) Beiname — α) Rudra-Śiva's. — β) *Kaśyapa’s [Galano's Wörterbuch] — b) Nomen proprium eines Asura.
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: Tryaksha-mukha, Tryakshaka, Tryakshan, Tryakshapatni, Tryakshaphala, Tryakshara, Tryakshari, Tryaksharibhashya, Tryakshayana.
Full-text: Tryakshaka, Tryaksha-mukha, Triyaksha, Tryakshayana, Tarakaksha, Trinayana, Maheshvara, Traiyaksha.
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