Kakshiva, ṣi, ṣīv: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Kakshiva 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 terms ṣi and ṣīv can be transliterated into English as Kaksiva or Kakshiva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexṣi (काक्षि�).—A son of Jaṭāmāli, an of the Lord.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 187.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṣīv (काक्षी�).—Name of a tree (śDzñᲹԲ).
Derivable forms: ṣīv� (काक्षीवः).
See also (synonyms): ṣīv첹.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣīv (काक्षी�).—m.
(-�) A plant, (Morunga hyperanthera, &c.) see śDzñᲹԲ. E. or ku diminutive, and ṣīv to be intoxicated: see aṣīv; also with kan added ṣīv첹.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṣīv (काक्षी�):�m. the plant Hyperanthera Moringa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) ([patronymic] [from] kaṣīvt) Name of a son of Gautama and Auśīnarī, [Mahābhārata ii, 802.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣīv (काक्षी�):�(�) 1. m. A plant (Morunga hyperanthera).
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṣīv (ಕಾಕ್ಷೀ�):�
1) [noun] the tree Moringa oleifera (= M. pterygosperma, = Hyperanthera moringa) of Moringaceae family.
2) [noun] its stick-like fruit; drum stick.
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: Kakshivaka, Kakshivan, Kakshivant, Kakshivat, Kakshivata, Kakshivatasuta, Kakshivati.
Full-text: Kakshivaka, Kakshivati, Kakshivata, Kakshivat, Akshiva.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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