कक्षkakṣa1 A lurking or hiding place; क्रोष्टा वराहं निरतक्त कक्षात् Rv.1.28.4.
- 1 A lurking or hiding place; क्रोष्टा वराहं निरतक्त कक्षात् Rv.1.28.4.
- The end of the lower garment; see कक्षा.
- A climbing plant, creeper.
- Grass, dry grass; यतस्तु कक्षस्तत एव वह्निः R.7.55,11.75; यथोद्धरति निर्दाता कक्षं धान्यं च रक्षति Ms.7.11.
- A forest of dead trees, dry wood; Bṛī. Up.2.9.7.
- The arm-pit; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअन्तर Pt.1 the cavity of the armpit; प्रक्षिप्योदर्चिषं कक्षे शेरते तेऽभिमारुतम् Śi.2.42.
- The harem of a king.
- The interior of a forest; आशु निर्गत्य कक्षात् Ṛs.1.27; कक्षान्तरगतो वायुः Rām.
- The side of flank (of anything); ते सरांसि सरित्कक्षान् Rām.4.47.2.
- A woman's girdle; as in आबद्धनिबिडकक्षैः.
- A surrounding wall.
- A part of a boat.
- The orbit of a planet.
- A buffalo.
- A gate; उपेत्य स यदुश्रेष्टो बाह्यकक्षाद्विनिर्गतः Mb.2.2.12.
- The Beleric Myrobalan or Terminalia Belerica (Marâthî गुग्गुळ, बेह़डा).
- A marshy ground. क्षा Painful boils in the arm-pit.
- An elephant's rope; also his girth.
- A woman's girdle or zone; a girdle, waist-band (in general); 'कक्षा बृहति- कायां स्यात्काञ्च्यां मध्येभबन्धने' इति विश्वः; युघे परैः सह दृढबद्ध- कक्षया Śi.17.24.
- A surrounding wall; a wall,
- The waist, middle part; एते हि विद्युद्गुणबद्धकक्षा Mk.5.21.
- A courtyard; area, Rām.4.33.19 (सप्तकक्षा); त्रीणि गुल्मान्यतीयाय तिस्रः कक्षाश्च स द्विजः Bhāg.1.8.16.
- An enclosure.
- An inner apartment, a private chamber; room in general; 'कक्षा कच्छे वस्त्रायां काञ्च्यां गेहे प्रकोष्ठके' इति यादवः; Ku.7.7; Ms.7.224; गृहकलहंसकान- नुसरन् कक्षान्तरप्रधावितः K.63,182; कक्षासु रक्षितैर्दक्षैस्तार्क्ष्यः सर्पेष्विवापतत् Parṇāl.3.38.
- A harem.
- Similarity.
- An upper garment; दुर्योधनो हस्तिनं पद्मवर्णं सुवर्णकक्षम् Mb.6.2.7.
- Objection or reply in argument (in Logic etc.).
- Emulation or rivalry.
- A secluded part of an edifice; गत्वा कक्षान्तरं त्वन्यत् Ms.7.224.
- A particular part of a carriage.
- The jeweller's weight, Rati.
- The end of the lower garment which, after the cloth is girt round the lower part of the body, is brought up behind and tucked into the waistband (Marâthî कांसोटा)
- Tying up the waist.
- The wrist.
- Border or lace; स्वर्णकक्ष- पताकाभिः Bhāg.9.1.37.
- The basin of a balance (कक्षः also).
Derived forms and compounds
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-क्षम्
- A star.
- Sin.
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-अग्निः wild fire, conflagration; कक्षाग्निलङ्घिततरोरिव वृष्टिपातः R.11.92.
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-अन्तरम् inner or private apartment.
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-अवेक्षकः
- a superintendent of the harem.
- a keeper of a royal garden.
- a door-keeper.
- a poet.
- a debauchee.
- a player; painter.
- an actor.
- a paramour.
- strength of feeling or sentiment (Wilson).
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-उत्था a fragrant grass, (भद्रमुस्ता Cyperus, Marâthî नागरमोथा).
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-धरम् the shoulder-joint.
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-पः
- a tortoise.
- one of the 9 treasures of Kubera.-(क्षा) पटः a cloth passed between the legs to cover the privities.
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-पुटः
- the arm-pit.
- Name of a work on magic.
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-रुहा Equivalent to नागरमुस्ता quod vide, which see
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-शायः, -युः a dog.
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-स्थ Adjective seated on the hip or the flank.
Source: Apte