Citsukha: 10 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Chitsukha.
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Hindupedia: Later AdvaitinsCitsukha, c. 12th century CE, was a disciple of J帽膩nottama. He was a master of destructive dialectic in the mould of 艢r墨har峁, as exhibited in his magnum opus, the Tattvaprad墨pik膩 (popularly known as the Citsukh墨). He also wrote commentaries on the Kha峁囜笉ana-kha峁囜笉a-kh膩dya, the Brahmasiddhi and the Nai峁armyasiddhi.
Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved膩nta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchCitsukha (啶氞た啶む啶膏啶�) refers to the 鈥渏oy of pure consciousness鈥�, according to the Ha峁環aprad墨pik膩 verse 4.38.鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥淏ecause of 艢膩mbhav墨 and Khecar墨 Mudr膩s鈥� different positions [of the gaze] and places [of the meditative focus in the body], the bliss of absorption of mind arises in the void [which is] the [transcendent] joy of [pure] consciousness (肠颈迟蝉耻办丑补-谤奴辫颈峁嚹�)鈥�.
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 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationCitsukha (啶氞た啶む啶膏啶�) refers to 鈥渆ase of mind鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.23 (鈥淥utraging the modesty of V峁沶d膩鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Sanatkum膩ra narrated to Vy膩sa: 鈥淸...] On realising that it was a bad portent, the terrified lady V峁沶d膩 (the wife of Jalandhara) began to cry. She did not feel happy at all in the spacious terraces and towers of the palace. With two of her friends she then went to the park in the city. Even there she did not find herself at ease (citsukha). Then she, the dejected gloomy wife of Jalandhara, wandered from forest to forest. She was not conscious of even herself. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycitsukha (啶氞た啶む啶膏啶�).鈥攏 S The pleasure or bliss consisting in Understanding: also attrib. of whom Intellect or Intelligence is the delight. Also 肠颈迟蝉耻办丑补驳脓丑补 (House or seat of citsukha) The dwelling place of that happiness which consists in Mind or intellectuality. Epithets of God.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcitsukha (啶氞た啶む啶膏啶�).鈥�n The bliss consisting in under- standing.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Citsukha (啶氞た啶む啶膏啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攑upil of Gau岣峞艣var膩c膩rya, guru of Sukhaprak膩艣a Muni:
鈥擺commentary] on the Ny膩yamakaranda of 膧nandabodha. Pratyaktattvad墨pik膩 or Tattvad墨pik膩 or Citsukh墨. He quotes Udayana, Uddyotakara, Kum膩rila, Padmap膩da, Vallabha (L墨l膩vat墨), V膩caspati, 艢膩likan膩tha, Sure艣vara, and the author of the M膩namanohara. Brahmastuti. Quoted by R膩m膩nanda on K膩艣墨kha峁囜笉a 1, 2. Vi峁ａ箛upur膩峁嘺峁玨膩. P. 23. Used by 艢r墨dhara Oxf. 63^a. 峁岣峝ar艣anasa峁僩rahav峁泃ti. NW. 270.
2) Citsukha (啶氞た啶む啶膏啶�):鈥擵ed膩ntasiddh膩ntak膩rik膩ma帽jar墨.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCitsukha (啶氞た啶む啶膏啶�):鈥擺=cit-sukha] m. Name of a scholiast on [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺] (pupil of 艢a峁僰ar膩c膩rya, [Sa峁僰峁pa-艣a峁僰ara-vijaya iii])
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCitsukha (嗖氞部嗖む硩嗖膏硜嗖�):鈥擺noun] spiritual joy ( achieved when pure self-consciousness is realised); the absolute bliss.
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)
Starts with: Citsukhacarya.
Full-text (+2): Cikchuka, Citsukhi, Cikchuki, Vedantasiddhantakarikamanjari, Circukam, Shaddarshanasamgrahavritti, Gaudeshvaracarya, Sukhaprakasha muni, Amalananda, Manamanohara, Shalikanatha mishra, Jnanottama, Pratyaktattvapradipika, Pratyaktattvadipika, Nyayamakaranda, Brahmasiddhi, Shridharasvamin, Mithyatva, Tattvapradipika, Nyayasutra.
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Search found 18 books and stories containing Citsukha, Cit-sukha; (plurals include: Citsukhas, sukhas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 23 < [Volume 9 (1910)]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
36. Anandabodha鈥檚 Authorship of Nyayadipika < [Volume 1 (1945)]
35. Date of Anandabodha Yati (the author of Nyayamakaranda) < [Volume 1 (1945)]
22. Date of Sridharasvamin (commentator on the Bhagavata Purana) < [Volume 2 (1954)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 18 - Citsukha鈥檚 Interpretations of the Concepts of 艢a峁卥ara Ved膩nta < [Chapter XI - The 艢a峁卥ara School of Ved膩nta (continued)]
Part 8 - Ma峁囜笉ana, Sure艣vara and Vi艣var奴pa < [Chapter XI - The 艢a峁卥ara School of Ved膩nta (continued)]
Part 26 - N峁泂i峁僪膩艣rama Muni (a.d. 1500) < [Chapter XI - The 艢a峁卥ara School of Ved膩nta (continued)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 5 - Defence of Pluralism (bheda) < [Chapter XXVII - A General Review of the Philosophy of Madhva]
Part 11 - Refutation of Brahman as material and instrumental cause < [Chapter XXIX-XXX - Controversy Between the Dualists and the Monists]
Part 7 - The theory of Avidy膩 refuted < [Chapter XXIX-XXX - Controversy Between the Dualists and the Monists]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 18 - Ved膩nta and other Indian Systems < [Chapter X - The 艢a峁卥ara School Of Ved膩nta]
Part 12 - Anirv膩cyav膩da and the Ved膩nta Dialectic < [Chapter X - The 艢a峁卥ara School Of Ved膩nta]
Part 3 - Ved膩nta Literature < [Chapter X - The 艢a峁卥ara School Of Ved膩nta]
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