Lokasakshin, Lokasākṣin, Loka-sakshin: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Lokasākṣin can be transliterated into English as Lokasaksin or Lokasakshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLokasākṣin (लोकसाक्षिन्).—m.
1) an epithet of Brahman.
2) fire.
Lokasākṣin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms loka and sākṣin (साक्षिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Lokasākṣin (लोकसाक्षिन्):—[=loka-sākṣin] [from loka > lok] m. witness of the world, universal witness (said of Brahman, of Fire etc.), [Rāmāyaṇa; Catalogue(s)]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. = -sākṣika above, [Harivaṃśa]
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 128 - Greatness of Sāgarāditya (Sāgara-āditya) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 197 - The Seven-day Bhāgavata Recitation < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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