Kshoni, Kṣoṇī, Kṣoni, Kṣoṇi: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Kshoni means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Tamil. 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 Kṣoṇī and Kṣoni and Kṣoṇi can be transliterated into English as Ksoni or Kshoni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kubjikāmata-tantraKṣoṇī (क्षोणी):—One of the four principal Devīs out of the twenty total, who form the Devīcakra, according to the Kubjikāmatatantra. Together they symbolize the twenty lower Sāṃkhya categories which are the five gross elements (mahābhūta), the five subtle elements (tanmātra), the five faculties of perception (buddhīndriyas) and the five faculties of action (karmendriyas).
Kṣoṇī represents the element ‘earth’, but is also connected to the remaining four gross elements, ‘water’, ‘fire’, ‘air’ and ‘ether’.
She is related with the Niyāmikā-kalā (niyāmikā bhavet pṛthvī).
She is identified with the nasal consonant ṅa (ङ).
Mental image: her colour is yellow. She has one face, three eyes and four arms which hold a lotus and a thunderbolt on the right side (padmavajradharā dakṣe) while one of the left arms holds a rosary; the other left one makes the gesture of knowledge (jñānasūtraṃ ca vāmake). She is seated on a lotus and is adorned with many ornaments. (See the Śrīmatottara-tantra and the Gorakṣa-saṃhitā (Kādiprakaraṇa))
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKṣoni (क्षोनि).—Was instructed in vāraha purāṇa by Hari.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 53. 39.
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.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsKṣoṇi (क्षोणि) refers to “ten quadrillion” (10,000,000,000,000,000) in various lists of numeral denominations, according to gaṇita (“science of calculation”) and Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—We can definitely say that from the very earliest known times, ten has formed the basis of numeration in India. While the Greeks had no terminology for denominations above the myriad (104), and the Romans above the milk (103), the ancient Hindus dealt freely with no less than eighteen denominations [e.g., kṣoṇi]. Cf. Yajurveda-saṃhitā (Vājasanyī) XVII.2; Taittirīya-saṃhitā IV.40.11, VII.2.20.1; Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā II.8.14; Kāṭhaka-saṃhitā XVII.10, XXXIX.6; Anuyogadvāra-sūtra 142; Āryabhaṭīya II.2; Triśatikā R.2-3; Gaṇitasārasaṃgraha I.63-68.
Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryKṣoṇī.—(IE 7-1-2), ‘one’. Note: kṣoṇī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykṣōṇī (क्षोणी).—f S The earth.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkṣōṇī (क्षोणी).—f The earth.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṣoṇi (क्षोणि) or Kṣoṇī (क्षोणी).—f.
1) The earth; क्षोणीनौकूपदण्डः क्षरदमरसरित्पट्टिकाकेतुदण्डः (kṣoṇīnaukūpadaṇḍaḥ kṣaradamarasaritpaṭṭikāketudaṇḍaḥ) Dk.
2) The number 'one' (in math.).
Derivable forms: kṣoṇiḥ (क्षोणिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣoṇi (क्षोणि).—f. (-ṇiḥ or -ṇī) The earth. E. kṣu to sound, aṇi affix, fem affix optionally ṅīp also kṣauṇi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣoṇi (क्षोणि).—kṣoṇī, f. The earth, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 21, 35; [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 42, 23 Gorr.
Kṣoṇi can also be spelled as Kṣoṇī (क्षोणी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣoṇi (क्षोणि).—[feminine] ([nominative] ṇīs) woman, wife, [figuratively] the earth; [dual] heaven and earth.
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Kṣoṇī (क्षोणी).—[feminine] ([nominative] kṣoṇīs) woman, wife, [figuratively] the earth; [dual] heaven and earth.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṣoṇī (क्षोणी):—[from kṣoṇa] a f. ([nominative case] sg. also ṇīs [nominative case] [plural] ṇīs, once ṇayas, [Ṛg-veda x, 22, 9]) a multitude of men, people (as opposed to the chief), [Ṛg-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] the earth, [Rāmāyaṇa i, 42, 23; Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 18, 28 and viii, 6, 2]
3) [v.s. ...] f.[Vedic or Veda] [nominative case] [dual number] ‘the two sets of people’ id est. the inhabitants of heaven and earth [‘heaven and earth’ [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska iii, 30]] [Ṛg-veda ii, 16, 3; viii, 7, 22; 52, 10]; 99, 6.
4) [v.s. ...] [according to] to some also, ‘a [particular] class of goddesses or semi-divine females’; [according to] to others, ‘flood, stream of water or Soma etc.’.
5) Kṣoṇi (क्षोणि):—[from kṣoṇa] f. (= ṇī) the earth, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa iv, 21, 35]
6) [v.s. ...] f. [plural] (ayas) See kṣoṇa.
7) Kṣoṇī (क्षोणी):—[from kṣoṇa] b (f. of ṇa q.v.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣoṇi (क्षोणि):—[(ṇiḥ-ṇī)] 2. 3. f. The earth.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kṣoṇi (क्षोणि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Khoṇi.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKṣōṇi (ಕ್ಷೋಣಿ):—
1) [noun] the earth.
2) [noun] common people, collectively.
3) [noun] (pros.) a foot having three long syllables (—-).
4) [noun] a huge mathematical figure (10,00,00,00,00,00,00,000).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKṣōṇi (க்ஷோணி) noun < kṣōṇī.
1. Earth; பூமி. [pumi.]
2. Trillion; ஒரு பேரெண். [oru peren.] (தத்துவநிசானுபோக சாரம் [thathuvanisanupoga saram] 25.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Ends with: Akshoni, Mahakshoni, Ranakshoni.
Full-text (+1): Kshauni, Kshonimaya, Kshonipati, Khoni, Kshonipala, Kshonideva, Kshonimandala, Kshonidharamishra, Kshoniramana, Kshoniruh, Kshonindra, Nirvira, Pratikshonibhrit, Makakoni, Vishvambhara, Ranakshoni, Kshonibhuj, Enninvakuppu, Pravri, Vina.
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