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Results for मुमुक्षा

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

मुमुक्षाmumukṣāDesire of liberation or of final emancipation.

Desire of liberation or of final emancipation.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

मुमुक्षाmumukṣā[mu-muk-shâ] des. f. (√muk) desire for liberation, from (ab.); -shú, des. a. de sirous of releasing any one…

[mu-muk-shâ] desiderative feminine; also equal for (√muk) desire for liberation, from (ablative); -shú, desiderative adjective de sirous of releasing any one (accusative) from (ablative); wishing to give up or relinquish (accusative); in tending to emit or give forth (accusative or --˚); wishing to discharge arrows (accusative) at (locative); wishing to be free, striving after final libera tion: -tâ, feminine; also equal for, -tva, neuter desire of liberation or final emancipation.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

मुमुक्षाmumukṣāf. (fr. Desid.) desire of liberation from (abl.) or of final emancipation MBh. Ka1v. Pur.
1. feminine (from Desiderative) desire of liberation from (ablative) or of final emancipation MBh. Ka1v. Pur.
2. that the rest of a word is to be suppliedक्षु, मुमुचान, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedचु see page and participle 821, column 2 .
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