Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 P., 10 U. (mokṣati, mokṣaya- ti-te) 1 To release, set free, liber- ate, emancipate.
2 To loose, un- tie, undo.
3 To wrest away.
4 To cast, hurl, fling.
5 To shed.
6 To detach, extract.
Dictionary meanings for mokṣ from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 P., 10 U. (mokṣati, mokṣaya- ti-te) 1 To release, set free, liber- ate, emancipate.
2 To loose, un- tie, undo.
3 To wrest away.
4 To cast, hurl, fling.
5 To shed.
6 To detach, extract.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
cl.1 A1. mokṣate (rather Desid. fr. 2. muc; fut. mokṣiṣyate MBh.), to wish to free one's self. seek deliverance Ka1t2h. (cf. Pa1n2. 7-4, 57); to free one's self from (acc.), shake off MBh. Page835,1; cl.10 P. (Dha1tup. xxxiii, 57; rather Nom. fr. mokṣa,... mfn. See under 2. muc, p. 821, col. 2. 107036 835,1 168319 m. (ifc. f (A).) emancipation, liberation, release from (abl., rarely gen. or comp.) MBh.; Ka1v. &c...
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