Abhikanksha, Abhikāṅkṣā: 10 definitions
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Abhikanksha 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 Abhikāṅkṣā can be transliterated into English as Abhikanksa or Abhikanksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsAbhikāṅkṣā (अभिकाङ्क्षा):—Desire
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda 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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhikāṅkṣā (अभिकाङ्क्षा).—Wish, desire, longing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhikāṅkṣā (अभिकाङ्क्षा).—f.
(-ṅkṣā) Wish, desire. E. abhi, and kāṅkṣā desire.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhikāṅkṣā (अभिकाङ्क्षा).—[abhi-kāṅkṣ + ā], f. Desire, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 48, 15 (svargam abhikaṅkṣā, Desire of getting into heaven, with accus. like its verbal base).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhikāṅkṣā (अभिकाङ्क्षा).—[feminine] wish, desire ([accusative] or —°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhikāṅkṣā (अभिकाङ्क्षा):—[=abhi-kāṅkṣā] [from abhi-kāṅkṣ] f. longing for, desire (with [accusative] or ifc.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhikāṅkṣā (अभिकाङ्क्षा):—[tatpurusha compound] f.
(-ṅkṣā) Wish, desire. E. kāṅkṣ with abhi, kṛt aff. a.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Abhikāṅkṣā (अभिकाङ्क्षा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Abhikaṃkhā.
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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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Partial matches: Kanksha, Abhi.
Full-text: Abhikamkha, Kanksh.
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