The Sanskrit term Prakṣīṇa can be transliterated into English as Praksina or Prakshina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Prakṣīṇa (प्रक्षीण) refers to the “destruction (of the covering of delusion)”, according to the Pātañjalayogaśāstra (1.2).—Accordingly, “[...] [When] its covering of delusion is destroyed (prakṣīṇa) and, shining in every direction, it is penetrated by only Rajas, the [mind] becomes capable of religious activity, wisdom, detachment and power. [When] free from the impurity of [even] a slight trace of Rajas and established in its own essence, [and when it consists of] merely the perception of the otherness of Spirit from Sattva, the [mind] becomes capable of meditation on Dharmamegha”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Prakṣīṇa (प्रक्षीण) refers to “disappearance” (of unsteadiness), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “After [the meditator] whose unsteadiness has disappeared (prakṣīṇa-vibhrama) has a mind that has become fixed on the form [of the Jina], then he commences to meditate on what is formless, imperceptible [and] existing from all eternity”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prakṣīṇa (प्रक्षीण).—p. p.

1) Decayed, wasting, declining.

2) Destroyed.

3) Expiated.

4) Vanished, disappeared.

-ṇam The spot where one has perished.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prakṣīṇa (प्रक्षीण).—mfn.

(-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) 1 Decayed, wasting. 2. Destroyed. 3. Disappeared. E. pra before, kṣi to waste, kta aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prakṣīṇa (प्रक्षीण).—[adjective] destroyed, diminished, exhausted.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Prakṣīṇa (प्रक्षीण):—[=pra-kṣīṇa] [from pra-kṣi] mfn. (pra-) destroyed, perished

2) [v.s. ...] vanished, disappeared

3) [v.s. ...] decayed, wasted, diminished (-candra m. the waning moon, [Varāha-mihira]), [Atharva-veda; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Hitopadeśa] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] atoned, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

5) [v.s. ...] n. the spot where any one has perished (e.g. prakṣīṇam idam deva-dattasya, this is the spot where D° perished), [Pāṇini 6-4, 60 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prakṣīṇa (प्रक्षीण):—[pra-kṣīṇa] (ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) p. Decayed.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Prakṣīṇa (प्रक्षीण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pakkhīṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Prakshina in German

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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 corpus

Prakṣīṇa (ಪ್ರಕ್ಷೀಣ):—

1) [adjective] decreased very much; that has become very less.

2) [adjective] wasted, deteriorated to a great extent or by a great degree.

3) [adjective] abnormally weak.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kshina, Pra.

Starts with: Prakshinacandra, Prakshinachandra, Prakshinamamsa, Prakshinapapa.

Full-text: Prakshinacandra, Pakkhina, Vibhrama, Ksi.

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