अनक्ष्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From अन्- (an-, un-, not) + *अक्ष् (*ákṣ), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs (eye). See also अक्षि (akṣi).

Pronunciation

Adjective

अनक्ष् • (anákṣ) stem

  1. (Rigvedic) blind
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.15.7:
      प्रति॑ श्रो॒णः स्था॒द् व्य्॑ अ॒नग् अ॑चष्ट॒ सोम॑स्य॒ ता मद॒ इन्द्र॑श् चकार ॥
      práti śroṇáḥ sthād vy anág acaṣṭa sómasya tā́ máda índraś cakāra .
      The cripple stood erect, the blind saw them. These things Indra did in the passion induced by Soma.

Declension

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