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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मुमुक्षुmumukṣua.Desirous of releasing or liberating.
    1. Desirous of releasing or liberating.
    2. Wishing to discharge.
    3. About to shoot (arrows etc.); तस्यापरेष्वपि मृगेषु शरान् मुमुक्षोः R.9.58.
    4. Wishing to be free from worldly existence, striving after final emancipation.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -क्षुः A sage striving after final emancipation or beatitude; अन्तर्यश्च मुमुक्षुभिर्नियमितप्राणादिभिर्मृग्यते V.1.1; Ku.2.51; एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः Bg.4.15.

    In the Gita4·15

    एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः ।

    evaṁ jñātvā kṛtaṁ karma pūrvairapi mumukṣubhiḥ, — So knowing was work done by the men of old who sought liberation; do therefore, thou also, work of that more ancient kind done by ancient men. 4·15
    • मुमुक्षुभिःmumukṣubhiḥinstrumental plural of the masculine noun mumukṣu (one who seeks liberation) .
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  2. निर्मुमुक्षुnirmumukṣua.One who longs for final beatitude; व्यवसायं तनयस्य निर्मुमुक्षोः (निशम्य) Bu. Ch.5.39.

    One who longs for final beatitude; व्यवसायं तनयस्य निर्मुमुक्षोः (निशम्य) Bu. Ch.5.39.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मुमुक्षुmumukṣumfn. desirous of freeing, wishing to deliver from (abl.) MBh.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective desirous of freeing, wishing to deliver from (ablative) MBh.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective eager to be free (from mundane existence), striving after emancipation fg-veda Up. etc.
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective wishing to let go or give up (accusative) Katha1s.
    4. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective wishing to discharge or shed or emit or shoot or hurl or send forth (accusative or compound) MBh. Ragh.
    5. masculine gender a sage who strives after emancipation W.
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  2. निर्मुमुक्षुnirmumukṣumfn. longing for liberation, v, 39

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective longing for liberation, v, 39

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  3. मुमुक्षुजनकल्पmumukṣujanakalpam. N. of wk.

    masculine gender Name of work

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  4. मुमुक्षुताmumukṣutāf. (Cat.) desire of liberation or of final emancipation.

    feminine (catalogue or catalogues) desire of liberation or of final emancipation.

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  5. मुमुक्षुत्वmumukṣutvan. (Veda7ntas.) desire of liberation or of final emancipation.

    neuter gender (Veda7ntas.) desire of liberation or of final emancipation.

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  6. मुमुक्षुमाहात्म्यmumukṣumāhātmyan. N. of wk.

    neuter gender Name of work

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  7. मुमुक्षुसर्वस्वmumukṣusarvasvan. (and 665267 -सार-संग्रह, m.) N. of wk.

    neuter gender (and 665267 -सार-संग्रह, masculine gender) Name of work

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  8. मुमुक्षुसर्वस्वसारसंग्रहmumukṣusarvasvasārasaṃgraham. 165267

    masculine gender 165267

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