As a deity name
Name 769 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 229 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the Sūtra-dhāra or speaker in the prelude of a drama, Sch.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "takṣakāya" is the dative of "takṣaka" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "takṣaka" is derived from "takṣa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. takṣa mfn. ‘cutting through’, see tapas-
takṣa m. ifc. = ˚kṣan, VarBṛS. lxxxvii, 20 and 24 (cf. kauṭa-, grāma-)
takṣaka m. (Pāṇ. viii, 2, 29, Kāś.) ‘a cutter’, see kāṣṭha-, vṛkṣa-
a carpenter, L.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
takṣaka m. (Pāṇ. viii, 2, 29, Kāś.) ‘a cutter’, see kāṣṭha-, vṛkṣa-
a carpenter, L.
1. takṣa mfn. ‘cutting through’, see tapas-
takṣa m. ifc. = ˚kṣan, VarBṛS. lxxxvii, 20 and 24 (cf. kauṭa-, grāma-)
Alternative readings
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