Aikshvaku, “”¾±°ģį¹£vÄå°ģ³Ü: 4 definitions
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Aikshvaku 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 “”¾±°ģį¹£vÄå°ģ³Ü can be transliterated into English as Aiksvaku or Aikshvaku, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index“”¾±°ģį¹£vÄå°ģ³Ü (ą¤ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤ą„�).āBorn in the family of Bį¹hadbala and ending with Sumitra. Twenty-seven kings contemporaries of ten ÅiÅunÄgas.1 These are Bį¹hadbala, Urukį¹£aya, Vatsadroha, Prativyoma, DivÄkara, Sahadeva, DhruvÄÅva, PratÄ«pÄÅva, SupratÄ«pa, Marudeva, Sunakį¹£atra, KinnarÄÅva, Antarikį¹£a, Suį¹£eį¹a, Sumitra, Bį¹hadrÄja, Kį¹tamjaya, Raį¹ejaya, SaƱjaya, ÅÄkya, Suddhaudana, SiddhÄrtha, Prasenajit, Kį¹£udraka, Kulaka, Suratha and Sumitra.2 Went with DevÄpÄ« to KalÄpagrÄma: the future founders of Kį¹£atra in the 29th Caturyuga.3
- 1) BrahmÄį¹įøa-purÄį¹a III. 74. 104 & 136.
- 2) Matsya-purÄį¹a 271. 4-14.
- 3) Matsya-purÄį¹a 273. 56-7.
The Purana (ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤�, purÄį¹as) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient Indiaās 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary“”¾±°ģį¹£vÄå°ģ³Ü (ą¤ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤ą„�):ā[from ²¹¾±°ģį¹£vÄå°ģ²¹] [Epic] for ²¹¾±°ģį¹£vÄå°ģ²¹ above.
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Sanskrit, also spelled ą¤øą¤ą¤øą„ą¤ą„ą¤¤ą¤®ą„� (²õ²¹į¹s°ģį¹t²¹³¾), 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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Full-text: Aikshvaka, Brihadbala, Suvarca.
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Shaivacintamani (analytical study) (by Swati Sucharita Pattanaik)
Part 2.1 - Åaivism in Liį¹ ga-PurÄį¹a < [Chapter 2: Åaivism in Åaiva PurÄį¹as of Odisha]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 7: Meeting of Hanumat (HanumÄn) and SÄ«tÄ < [Chapter VI - Bringing news of SÄ«tÄ]
Notes on Some Early Indian Names < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]