क्षणkṣaṇa(दम्) night-blindness.
- (दम्) night-blindness.
- water.
- (दा) night; क्षणादथैष क्षणदापतिप्रभः Name1.67; R.8.74;16.45; Śi.3.53.
- turmeric. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedकरः, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपतिः the moon; उदिते क्षणदाकरे Śi.9.7. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedचरः a night-walker, a demon; सानुप्लवः प्रभुरपि क्षणदाचराणां R.13.75. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedआन्ध्यम् night-blindness, nyctalopsis.
Derived forms and compounds
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-द्युतिः Feminine
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-प्रकाशा, -प्रभा lightning.
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-निःश्वासः the porpoise.
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-भङ्गवादः the doctrine of the continual decay of things (Buddh.); Bādarāyaṇa 2.1.18.
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-भङ्गुर Adjective transient, frail, perishable; मृगतृष्णासमं वीक्ष्य संसारं क्षणभङ्गुरम् H.4. 13.
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-मात्रम् Indeclinable for a moment; क्षणमात्रमृषिस्तस्थौ सुप्त- मीन इव ह्रदः R.1.73.
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-रामिन् Masculine a pigeon.
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-विध्वंसिन् Adjective perishable in a moment. (-Masculine) a class of atheistic philosophers who deny the continued identity of any part of nature, and maintain that the universe perishes and undergoes a new creation every instant.
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-वीर्यम् an auspicious moment (क्षण, मुहूर्त).
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क्षणः kṣaṇḥ
- णम् ṇam, णम् क्षणोति दुःखं क्षण्-अच्
- An instant, moment, measure of time equal to 4/5 of a second; न हि कश्चित्क्षणमपि Bg.3.5; क्षणमात्रमृषिस्तस्थौ सुप्तमीन इव ह्रदः R.1.73;2.6; Me.26; क्षणमवतिष्ठस्व wait a moment.
- Leisure; अहमपि लब्धक्षणः स्वगेहं गच्छामि M.1; Pt.1.138; गृहीतः क्षणः Ś.2 'my leisure is at your disposal' id est, that is I pledge my word to do your work.
- A fit moment or opportunity; रहो नास्ति क्षणो नास्ति नास्ति प्रार्थयिता नरः Pt.1.138; Me.64; अधिगतक्षणः Dk.147.
- An auspicious or lucky moment.
- A festival, joy, delight; तदेव वीरोऽभिजगाम तोरणं कृतक्षणः काल इव प्रजाक्षये Rām. 5.47.38.
- Dependence, servitude.
- The centre, the middle.
- A certain day of the fortnight (as the full moon).
- Rule, resolution; गन्तुं भूमीं कृतक्षणाः Mb.1.64.51. (In comp. क्षण is translated by 'momentary', 'temporary'. क्षणात्, -क्षणेन् in a moment, at once, immediately).
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-क्षणेक्षणे Indeclinable Every instant, moment; क्षणेक्षणे यन्नवतामुपैति तदेव रूपं रमणीयतायाः आरब्धै- र्व्यसनैर्भूम्ना क्षीणकोशः क्षणे क्षणे Rāj. T.5.166.
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-अन्तरे Indeclinable the next moment, after a little while.
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-अर्धम् half a moment, small space of time.
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-क्षेपः a momentary delay.
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-दः an astrologer.
In the Gita·3·5
न हि कश्चित्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत् ।
- क्षणम्kṣaṇamaccusative singular of the neuter noun kṣaṇa (a moment) having the sense of the Dative case-termination (for a moment).
