Krishnaksha, Kṛṣṇākṣa, Krishna-aksha: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Krishnaksha 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 Kṛṣṇākṣa can be transliterated into English as Krsnaksa or Krishnaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Kṛṣṇākṣā (कृष्णाक्षा) refers to the “black-eyed (division of hawks)”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the training of hawks]: “There are different ways of taming them according to the species to which they belong. Therefore an enumeration of the species [of hawks] is given below. There are two distinctly separate divisions, namely, ‘black-eyed’ (kṛṣṇākṣā) and ‘yellow-eyed.’ The subdivisions of these are many. [...]”.
The Kṛṣṇākṣā (black-eyed hawks) are as follows:
- Kūhī,
- Śasāda,
- Caraka,
- Vaharī,
- Lagara,
- Pakṣakalikā,
- Turumutī.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛṣṇākṣa (कृष्णाक्ष):—[from kṛṣṇa] m. a black die, [Mahābhārata iv, 1, 25.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Aksha, Krishna.
Full-text: Krishna, Shyena, Kuhi, Lagara, Vahari, Shashada, Pakshakalika, Caraka, Turumuti, Lohitaksha.
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