मोक्षmokṣaLiberation, release, escape, freedom; साऽधुना तव बन्धे मोक्षे च प्रभवति K.; Me.63; लब्धमोक्षाः शुकादयः R.17.2…
[मोक्ष्-घञ्]
- Liberation, release, escape, freedom; साऽधुना तव बन्धे मोक्षे च प्रभवति K.; Me.63; लब्धमोक्षाः शुकादयः R.17.2; धुर्याणां च धुरो मोक्षम् 17.19.
- Rescue, deliverance, delivery; ते यतध्वं परं शक्त्या सर्वे मोक्षाय पार्थिवाः Mb.5.173.15.
- Final emancipation, deliverance of the soul from recurring births or transmigration, the last of the four ends of human existence; see अर्थ; धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां यस्यैकोऽपि न विद्यते । अजागलस्तनस्येव तस्य जन्म निरर्थकम् ॥; Bg.5.28;18.3; Ms.6.35; R.1.84.
- Death.
- Falling down, dropping down, falling off; वनस्थलीर्मर्मरपत्रमोक्षाः Ku.3.31.
- Loosening, untying, unbinding; वेणिमोक्षोत्सुकानि Me.11; मदकलयुवतीनां नीवि- मोक्षस्तु मोक्षः
- Shedding, causing to fall down or flow; बाष्पमोक्ष, अश्रुमोक्ष.
- Shooting, casting, discharging; बाणमोक्षः Ś.3.5.
- Scattering, strewing.
- Acquittance or discharge of an obligation (debt etc.).
- (In Astronomy) The liberation of an eclipsed planet, the end of an eclipse.
- Name of a tree (पाटलि).
- Utterance (of a curse).
- Settling (a question).
Derived forms and compounds
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-उपायः a means of obtaining final emancipation.
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-ज्ञानम् knowledge of final emancipation.
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-देवः an epithet applied to Hiouen Thsang, the celebrated Chinese traveller.
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-द्वारम् the sun.
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-पतिः (in music) a kind of measure.
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-पुरी an epithet of the town called काञ्ची.
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-भावः liberation.
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-वार्त्तिक Adjective reflecting upon final emancipation.
Source: Apte