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Cakshusha, ṣuṣa, 䲹ṣuṣa: 21 definitions

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Cakshusha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 ṣuṣa and 䲹ṣuṣa can be transliterated into English as Caksusa or Cakshusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chakshusha.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Cakshusha in Purana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

ṣuṣa (चाक्षु�):—Son of Khanitra (son of Pramati). He had a son named Viviṃśati. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.2)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) 䲹ṣuṣa (चक्षुष).—A son of Ripu and Bṛhati; his son was the great Manu born to his wife Vāruṇ�.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 102.

1b) A son of Bali's slave girl through Dīrghatamas;1 attained Brahmanhood with his brother Kakṣivat.2

  • 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 71; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 70.
  • 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 94.

1c) A son of Khanitra, and father of Vīṃśa.*

  • * V. IV. 1. 25.

2a) ṣuṣa (चाक्षु�).—The sixth Manu (s.v.) and son of 䲹ṣuṣa. Pūrū and others were his sons. In his epoch Mantradruma (Manojava, Viṣṇu-purāṇa) was Indra. Haviṣmat and others were sages. Hari manifested himself as Ajita.1 There was a deluge in this Manvantara.2 After him came Vaivasvata.3

  • 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 5. 7-9; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa I. 1. 105; Vāyu-purāṇa 30. 37; 62. 3; 101. 33.
  • 2) Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 3. 15; IV. 30. 49; VI. 6. 15; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 1. 6, 26-9.
  • 3) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 3. 66, 107, 202; 37. 19 and 46; III. 2. 1; 60. 1; IV. 1. 26 and 50.

2b) The son of Khanitra, and father of Vīviṃśati.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 2. 24.

2c) A son of Anu.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 48. 10.

2d) A son of Viśveśa.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 171. 48.

2e) The king of Cākṣuṣe antara, son of Pracetasa and grandson of Prācīnabarhis; he will give birth to Dakṣa from Mārṣ�, the daughter of Śākhins.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 30. 60-61, 74-5.

2f) The son of Bṛhati and Ripu; wife Vāruni (Puṣkarini) and father of ṣuṣa Manu.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 62. 88-9; 100. 26; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 13. 2. 3.

2g) One of the five Devagṇas of the epoch of the 14th Manu (Bhautya);1 seven among them are distinguished.2

  • 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 13. 34; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 106-7; Vāyu-purāṇa 111. 100; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 2. 43.
  • 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 100. 112.
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

1) 䲹ṣuṣa (चक्षुष) is the son of Bṛhatī and Ripu: one of the five sons of Chāyā and ṛṣṭi, according to the ղṃśa (‘genealogical description�) of the 10th century ܰܰṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, [...] Dhruva had four sons—ṛṣṭi, Dhanya, Harya and Śaṃbhu; they all were Vaiṣṇavas. Chāyā gave birth to five sons of ṛṣṭi; they were Ripu, Ripuṃjaya, Vipra, Vṛṣala and Vṛkatejas. Bṛhatī the wife of Ripu gave birth to 䲹ṣuṣa. Puṣkariṇ� gave birth to ṣuṣa Manu, the son of 䲹ṣuṣa.

2) 䲹ṣuṣa (चक्षुष) or ṣuṣamanvantara refers to the one of the fourteen Manvantaras.—Accordingly, “In ṣuṣaԱԳٲ, Manojava was the Indra, Bhāva and others who were the progeny of Āyu were said to be the deities. The seven sages were Sudhāmā, Virajā, Haviṣmān, Uttama, Budha, Atri and Sahiṣṇu.

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The Purana (पुरा�, 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.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

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Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

䲹ṣuṣa (चक्षुष) refers to the “eyes� (of an elephant), according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient  India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 4, “on marks of longevity”]: �1. Those who have glossy tusks, nails, hair, and eyes (ṣuṣa); long ears, trunk, tail, and spine; who have a full complement of the favorable marks cited in an earlier place; the surfaces of whose frontal bosses are symmetrical: these are long lived�.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

䲹ṣuṣa (चक्षुष) refers to “eyes�, as mentioned in verse 5.37-39 of the ṣṭṅgṛdⲹṃh (Sūtrasthāna) by 岵ṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] [ghee is] recommended for wit, memory, intellect, digestion, strength, longevity, sperm, eyes [viz., ṣuṣa], [...]: ghee [viz., ṛt] (is) possessed of a thousand powers (and), by its (many) ways of application, productive of a thousand effects�.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Shaiva philosophy

: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

䲹ṣuṣa (चक्षुष) refers to a “visual organ�, according to the Āgamaḍambara, 68 (Cf. Nyāyamañjarī, vol. I, 501).—Accordingly, The Saiddhāntika arguing with a Cārvāka who denies the validity of the inference of Īśvara points out that then the Cārvāka should equally dismiss the inference of the indriyas. The Cārvāka replies: “Let [us admit that] the [sense organs] too are not inferred; why should it be a problem for us?�; the Saiddhāntika asks in turn: “But [then] how can you see a visual form without any visual organ (ṣuṣa)?�

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Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

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: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

ṣuṣa (चाक्षु�) refers to the “apparent� or “feigned� (confidence) (of a hawk), according to the ŚⲹԾ첹-śٰ: 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]: “[The black-eyed class] can be tamed by much ‘watching�. It eats flesh and drinks water. If it bites the falconer’s hand, stones are to be presented to it. Their feigned or apparent (ṣuṣa) confidence can easily be acquired [viśrambhaśṣuṣaścāsya kṣiprameva prajāyate], but to gain their real confidence is difficult, therefore great care should be taken in their training�.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṣuṣa (चाक्षु�).—a S Belonging to the eye or the sight, ocular, optical, visual. 2 Visible or seen. 3 Used as s n or ṣuṣajñāna n Ocular evidence; eyesightknowledge.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ṣuṣa (चाक्षु�).�a Visible. Belonging to the eye.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṣuṣa (चाक्षु�).�a. (-ṣ� f.) [चक्षुष� गृह्यत�, चक्षुस�-अण� (ṣuṣ� gṛhyate, ṣu-�)]

1) Depending on, or produced from, sight.

2) Belonging to the eye, visual, optical; M.1.4.

3) Visible, to be seen;

-ṣa� Name of the sixth Manu; चाक्षुषश्च महातेज� विवस्वत्सु� एव � (ṣuṣaśca mahātejā vivasvatsuta eva ca) Manusmṛti 1.62; रूपं � जगृह� मात्स्यं चाक्षुषोदधिसंप्लवे (rūpa� sa jagṛhe mātsya� ṣuṣodadhisaṃplave) Bhāgavata 1.3.15.

-ṣa Knowledge dependent on vision.

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

ṣuṣa (चाक्षु�).—mfn.

(-ṣa�-ṣ�-ṣa�) Visible, perceptible, seen. m.

(-ṣa�) The sixth Manu. E. ṣuṣa the eye, aff. ṣuṣ� gṛhyate .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

䲹ṣuṣa (चक्षुष).—[-ṣuṣa], i. e. ṣu + a, A substitute for ṣu, when latter part of a comp. adj., e. g. sa-, adj. Seeing, Mahābhārata 1, 6818.

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ṣuṣa (चाक्षु�).—i. e. ṣu + a, I. adj., f. ṣ�. 1. Peculiar to the eye, e. g. ṣ� , The magic faculty of seeing every object, Mahābhārata 1, 6478. 2. Perceptible by the eye, [śܳٲ] 1, 153, 5. 3. Referring to Manu ṣuṣa, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 30, 49. Ii. m. The name of the sixth Manu, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 1, 62.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣuṣa (चाक्षु�).—[feminine] ī pertaining to the eye or sight, visible; [masculine] patron, of the sixth Manu.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

ṣuṣa (चाक्षु�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Quoted by Cāritravardhana and Hemādri on Raghuvaṃśa.

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

1) 䲹ṣuṣa (चक्षुष):—[from ] mfn. ifc. ‘the eye� See sa-

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Ripu ([varia lectio] ), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa i, 13, 2.]

3) ṣuṣa (चाक्षु�):—mf(ī)n. ([from] ṣu) consisting in sight, depending on or produced from sight, proper or belonging or relating to the sight, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xiii, 56; Śatapatha-brāhmṇa xiv; Kaṭha-upaniṣad; Mālavikāgnimitra i, 4]

4) (a- [negative]), [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha x, 112]

5) (with , a magical science) conferring the power of seeing anything, [Mahābhārata i, 6478]

6) perceptible by the eye, [Kauṣītaki-upaniṣad; śܳٲ; Pāṇini 4-2, 92; Kāśikā-vṛtti]

7) (a- [negative]), [Kapila’s Sāṃkhya-pravacana i, 61]

8) relating to Manu ṣuṣa, [Harivaṃśa 279; Bhāgavata-purāṇa iv, 30, 49]

9) m. [patronymic] [Atharva-veda xvi, 7, 7]

10) Name of Agni (author of several Sāmans)

11) of an author, [Raghuvaṃśa v, 50; Mallinātha]

12) of the 6th Manu (with 5 others descending from Manu Svāyambhuva, [Manu-smṛti i, 62]; son of Viśvakarman by Ākṛti, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa vi, 6, 15]; son of Cakṣus[, viii, 5, 17]), [Mahābhārata xiii, 1315; Harivaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

13) Name of a son of Ripu by Bṛhatī (father of a Manu), [Harivaṃśa 69]

14) of a son of Kakṣeyu (or Anu, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa iv, 18, 1]) and brother of Sabhā-nara, [Harivaṃśa 1669]

15) of a son of Khanitra, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa ix, 2, 24]

16) m. [plural] a class of deities in the 14th Manv-antara, [viii, 13, 35]

17) n. = -ñԲ, [Horace H. Wilson]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣuṣa (चाक्षु�):—[(ṣa�-ṣ�-ṣa�) a.] Visible.

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

ṣuṣa (चाक्षु�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Cakkhusa.

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Hindi dictionary

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: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

ṣuṣa (चाक्षु�) [Also spelled chakshush]:�(a) visual, pertaining to the eye.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ṣuṣa (ಚಾಕ್ಷು�):�

1) [adjective] of or pertaining to seeing or sight; visual.

2) [adjective] visible a) that can be seen; perceptible by the eye; b) that can be perceived or observed; apparent.

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ṣuṣa (ಚಾಕ್ಷು�):�

1) [noun] that which can be seen or is perceptible by the eye.

2) [noun] (myth.) one of the fourteen men of par excellence, believed to have instituted religious and moral codes for the human race.

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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.

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