चाक्षुष a. (-षी f.) [चक्षुषा गृह्यते, चक्षुस्-अण्] 1 Depending on, or produced from, sight. -2 Belonging to the eye, visual, optical; M.1.4. -3 Visible, to be seen; -षः N. of the sixth Manu; चाक्षुषश्च महातेजा विवस्वत्सुत एव च Ms.1.62; रूपं स जगृहे मात्स्यं चाक्षुषोदधिसंप्लवे Bhāg.1.3.15. -षम् Knowledge dependent on vision. -Comp. -ज्ञानम् ocular evidence or proof.
A word occurring once only in the Atharvaveda, is, according to the St. Petersburg Dictionary, a patronymic (of Suyāman, a personification). Whitney treats it as probably a simple adjective (‘ of sight ’).
adjective (a magical science) conferring the power of seeing anything (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
consisting in sight (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
depending on or produced from sight (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
perceptible by the eye (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
proper or belonging or relating to the sight (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
relating to Manu Cākṣuṣa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a class of deities in the 14th Manvantara (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a patronymic (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Agni (author of several Sāmans) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Kakṣeyu (or Anu) and brother of Sabhānara (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Khanitra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Ripu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an author (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the 6th Manu; with 5 others descending from Manu Svāyambhuva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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