akṣaḥ

Dictionary meanings for akṣaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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akṣaḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[aś-saḥ] 1 An axis, axle, pivot; ºbhaṃge Ms. 8. 291; dṛḍhadhūḥ akṣaḥ P. V. 4. 74; Śi. 12. 2, 18. 7; jyotiśca- krākṣadaṃḍaḥ Dk. 1 axle-pole.

2 The pole of a cart.

3 A cart, car; also a wheel.

4 The beam of a balance.

5 Terrestrial latitude.

6 A die for playing with; cube.

7 The seed of which rosaries are made.

8 A weight equal to 16 māshas and called karṣa.

9 N. of the plant Ter- [Page0006-a+ 61]...

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