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Ukshana, ṣaṇa: 7 definitions

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Ukshana 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 ṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Uksana or Ukshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ukshana in Kavya glossary
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)

ṣaṇa (उक्ष�) refers to the “sprinkling (performed with mantras)�, according to Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa verse 5.27.—Accordingly: “Due to the power arisen from the sprinkling (ܰṣaṇa) performed with mantras by Vasiṣṭha the course of his chariot was not blocked on the ocean, in the sky and in the mountains, like that of a cloud helped by the wind�.

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Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṣaṇa (उक्ष�).—[ܰ�-�]

1) Sprinkling.

2) Consecrating as by sprinkling; वसिष्ठमन्त्रोक्षणजात� प्रभावात� (vasiṣṭhamantrokṣaṇajāt prabhāvāt) R.5.27.

Derivable forms: ܰṣaṇam (उक्षणम�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣaṇa (उक्ष�).—[neuter] sprinkling, consecration.

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

1) ṣaṇa (उक्ष�):—[from ܰ�] n. sprinkling, consecrating, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Raghuvaṃśa etc.]

2) ṣāṇ (उक्षाण):—[from ܰ�] m. (= ܰṣan) a bull, [Rāmāyaṇa] ([Bombay edition]).

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ṣaṇa (ಉಕ್ಷ�):—[noun] the act of scattering (water, unbroken grains of rice mixed with saffron etc.) in drops or particles; a sprinkling.

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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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