Kakshiva, Kākṣiva, Kākṣīva: 8 definitions
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Kakshiva 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 terms Kākṣiva and Kākṣīva can be transliterated into English as Kaksiva or Kakshiva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKākṣiva (काक्षिव).—A son of Jaṭāmāli, an avatār of the Lord.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 187.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKākṣīva (काक्षीव).—Name of a tree (śobhāñjana).
Derivable forms: kākṣīvaḥ (काक्षीवः).
See also (synonyms): kākṣīvaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKākṣīva (काक्षीव).—m.
(-vaḥ) A plant, (Morunga hyperanthera, &c.) see śobhāñjana. E. kā or ku diminutive, and kṣīva to be intoxicated: see akṣīva; also with kan added kākṣīvaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kākṣīva (काक्षीव):—m. the plant Hyperanthera Moringa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) ([patronymic] [from] kakṣīvat) Name of a son of Gautama and Auśīnarī, [Mahābhārata ii, 802.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKākṣīva (काक्षीव):—(vaḥ) 1. m. A plant (Morunga hyperanthera).
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKākṣīva (ಕಾಕ್ಷೀವ):—
1) [noun] the tree Moringa oleifera (= M. pterygosperma, = Hyperanthera moringa) of Moringaceae family.
2) [noun] its stick-like fruit; drum stick.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Kakshivaka, Kakshivan, Kakshivant, Kakshivat, Kakshivata, Kakshivatasuta, Kakshivati.
Full-text: Kakshivaka, Kakshivati, Kakshivata, Kakshivat, Akshiva.
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