Category: philosophyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
मोक्षः
/mokṣaḥ/Roman
English meaning: liberation, spiritual emancipation
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)जन्ममृत्युचक्रात् आत्यन्तिकी मुक्तिः।
English Definition
Liberation from the cycle of birth and death; the ultimate spiritual goal in Indian philosophy.
Example
“मोक्षः एव मानवजीवनस्य परमः पुरुषार्थः।”
In English: “Liberation is the highest purpose of human life.”
Synonyms
- मुक्तिः
- निर्वाणम्
- अपवर्गः
Antonyms / Opposites
- बन्धः
- संसारः
Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
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- Devanagari
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- Indo-Aryan
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