मोक्षmokṣa

मोक्ष (mokṣa) is a Sanskrit word meaning emancipation, liberation, or release, release from worldly existence or final emancipation, death, certain sacred hymns leading to final emancipation, the end of an eclipse or liberation of an eclipsed planet, falling off or down. Its 28 recorded definitions are grouped into 13 contexts, among them Spiritual Liberation, Physical Acts of Release, General Liberation or Release.

Etymology: E. मोक्ष् to let loose or free, aff. अच्
Definitions: 28

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Meanings by context

Spiritual Liberation

10 definitions

release from worldly existence or final emancipation

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Liberation, escape, or deliverance from further transmigration. 2. The end of an eclipse. 3. Falling or dropping off. 4. Effusion, shedding, or causing to flow. 5. Setting free, loosening, or untying. 6. The solution of a question. 7. Casting, shooting, discharging, or scattering. 8. Utterance, abandonment, or relinquishment.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Spiritual liberation and final beatitude. 2. Death. 3. Freedom. 4. The plant Ghantaparali. 5. Release from an obligation.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Final liberation. 2. Death.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Liberation or release. 2. Delivery or discharge. 3. Spiritual emancipation and liberation of the soul from rebirth. 4. Death. 5. Loosening or untying. 6. Falling or dropping down. 7. Acquittance of an obligation. 8. The end of an eclipse. 9. Scattering or strewing. 10. Shooting or discharging.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Spiritual liberation and eternal happiness. 2. Death. 3. Freedom. 4. Loosening or untying. 5. End of an eclipse. 6. Scattering. 7. Shooting. 8. A plant. 9. Acquittance of an obligation.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Untying. 2. Liberation. 3. Final beatitude and spiritual emancipation from the cycle of rebirth. 4. Death. 5. Acquittance of an obligation.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Deliverance or release, especially final emancipation or death. 2. Loosening, unbinding, or solution. 3. Shedding of tears or blood, uttering of a curse, throwing, or shooting off. 4. Scattering or strewing. 5. Giving up or abandoning.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Emancipation, liberation, release, or freedom. 2. Release from worldly existence and final spiritual bliss. 3. Death. 4. Specific sacred hymns leading to final liberation. 5. Delivery or discharge. 6. The act of loosening, untying, or solving. 7. Settling a question or fulfilling an obligation. 8. The end of an eclipse or the separation of celestial bodies. 9. Shedding or causing to flow. 10. Discharging, casting, shooting, strewing, or scattering. 11. Separating or falling down. 12. A species of tree.

मोक्ष (mokṣa) [Printed book page 0797-b]
Mokṣa, as, m. emancipation, deliverance, free-

dom, liberation, escape, release; release from worldly

existence, final emancipation, eternal bliss resulting

from the soul's final liberation and its exemption from

further transmigration; death; epithet of particular

sacred hymns conducive to final emancipation; de-

livery, discharge; the act of loosing, loosening,

untying, unbinding, undoing, solving, (praśna-m°,

the settling of a question); acquittance of an obli-

gation; (in astronomy) the liberation of an obscured

planet, end of an eclipse, the last contact or separa-

tion of the eclipsed and eclipsing bodies; shedding,

causing to flow; the act of discharging, casting,

flinging, shooting; strewing, scattering; separating,

falling off, falling down; a species of tree (=

muṣkaka). —Mokṣa-kāṅkṣin, ī, iṇī, i, de-

sirous of liberation or final emancipation. —Mokṣa-

kriyā-samācāra, as, ā, am, affording a method

for effecting liberation. —Mokṣa-jñāna, am, n.

knowledge of the beatitude attained through final

emancipation. —Mokṣa-tīrtha, am, n., N. of a

Tīrtha. —Mokṣa-dā, f., N. of a female ascetic.

—Mokṣa-deva, as, m. an epithet applied to

Hiouen-thsang. —Mokṣa-dvāra, am, n. ‘gate of

emancipation,’ an epithet of the sun. —Mokṣa-

dharma, as, m. law or rule of emancipation.

—Mokṣadharma-parvan, a, n. ‘section relating

to the law or rules of emancipation,’ N. of a section

of the twelfth book of the Mahā-bhārata, from

Adhyāya 174 to the end. —Mokṣadharmārtha-

dīpikā (°ma-ar°), f., N. of a commentary on the

preceding section of the Mahā-bhārata. —Mokṣa-

purī, f. ‘city of emancipation,’ an epithet of the

city of Kāñcī. —Mokṣa-bhāj, k, k, k, receiving

final emancipation. —Mokṣa-mahā-pariṣad, t, f.

‘great emancipation-assembly,’ the great Buddhist

general council. —Mokṣa-mārga, as, m. ‘path of

emancipation,’ N. of a Jaina work. —Mokṣa-

lakṣmī-vilāsa, as, m., N. of a temple. —Mokṣa-

vat, ān, atī, at, having final emancipation, con-
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nected with eternal bliss. —Mokṣa-viṃśaka, am, n.

‘twenty verses on emancipation,’ epithet of the verses

Hari-vaṃśa 14348 sqq. —Mokṣa-śāstra, am, n.

the doctrine of final emancipation. —Mokṣa-sā-

dhana, am, n. means of emancipation. —Mokṣān-

taraṅ-ga (°ṣa-an°), as, ā, am, nearest or next

to final emancipation. —Mokṣopāya (°ṣa-up°),

as, m. means of emancipation; a sage, saint, de-

votee (?). [ID=38060]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

1. Freedom from bondage. 2. Salvation. 3. Oneness with Brahman.

— The Purana Index

Physical Acts of Release

6 definitions

falling off or down

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

effusion

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

untying hair

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

shedding or causing to flow

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

casting, shooting, or hurling

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

strewing or scattering

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

General Liberation or Release

2 definitions

emancipation, liberation, or release

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

setting free

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

As a Plant Name

1 definition

Schrebera swietenioides

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

As a Proper Name (Place/Mythology)

1 definition

the divine mountain Meru

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Death

1 definition

death

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Discharge of Obligation

1 definition

discharge of a debt

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

End of an Eclipse

1 definition

the end of an eclipse or liberation of an eclipsed planet

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Means to Spiritual Liberation

1 definition

Certain sacred hymns leading to final emancipation

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Relinquishment or Abandonment

1 definition

relinquishment or abandonment

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Resolution of a Question

1 definition

settling a question

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Utterance of a Curse

1 definition

utterance of a curse

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Verbal Root: To Let Go/Release

1 definition

To let go, release, discharge, send, cast, or throw.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.