Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

kha ख – cavity; space

substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive neuter

cavity; space

Cappeller 1891 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

khá ·n. hole, hollow, aperture, esp. the hole in the nave of a wheel or an aperture of the human body (as eyes, mouth, etc.); organ of sense; void space, sky, air. f. khā́ source, fountain.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · English · substantive masculine

kha 2 . kha, as, m. the sun.

Original text · English · substantive neuter

kha 3 . kha, am, n. (fr. rt. khan), a cavity, hollow, cave, cavern, aperture; an aperture of the human body (of which there are nine, as the mouth, the two ears, the two eyes, the two nostrils, and the organs of excretion and generation); the glottis (in anatomy); an organ of sense; the hole made by an arrow, a wound; the hole in the nave of a wheel through which the axis runs; vacuity, empty space, air, ether, sky, heaven; the character in arith- metic which expresses nothing, a cypher; a dot, Anusvāra, represented by a circle (vindu); a city, a field; happiness, pleasure, auspiciousness [cf. sukha and duḥkha]; understanding, knowledge; action; the tenth from any given constellation or the sun's entrance into it; talc; Brahma, the supreme spirit; (ā), f. a fountain, a well; [cf. Gr. χάος; Lat. halo.]

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

kha 1 . kha, the second consonant of the alphabet, being the aspirate of the preceding conso- nant, and having the sound of kh in inkhorn.

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive masculine

1. kha m. die Sonne H. an. 1,6.

Original text · German · substantive neuter

2. kha (von khan) 1〉 n. AK. 3,6,3,22. a〉 Höhle: vajrèṇa̱ khānyàtṛṇanna̱dīnā̀m ṚV. 2,15,3. ṚV. 7,82,3. apā̀vṛṇo̱dapìhiteva̱ khānì ṚV. 4,28,1. asṛ̀jo̱ vi khānì ṚV. 5,31,1. — b〉 Oeffnung (am menschlichen Leibe, Mund, Ohren, Nasenlöcher u. s. w.) AV. 14,2,1. kaḥ sa̱pta khāni̱ vi tàtarda śī̱rṣaṇì AV. 14,2,6. parāñci khāni vyatṛṇatsvayaṃbhūḥ KAṬHOP. 4,1. ūrdhvaṃ nābheryāni khāni tāni medhyāni sarvaśaḥ . yānyadhastānyamedhyāni M. 5,132. adbhiḥ khāni ca saṃspṛśet M. 2,53. M. 2,60. M. 4,144. M. 5,138. M. 12,120. YĀJÑ. 1,20. MBH. 1,772. vimuñcanrudhiraṃ khebhyaḥ R. 4,9,80. SUŚR. 1,17,10. SUŚR. 1,248,2. BHĀG. P. 4,23,16. BHĀG. P. 7,12,25. navakhaṃ puram (Mund, Ohren, Nasenlöcher, Augen und die beiden unreinen Oeffnungen) BHĀG. P. 4,29,7. antrāṇām SUŚR. 2,18,18. SUŚR. 2,199,4. Daher auch so v. a. Sinnesorgan AK. 3,4,2,19. H. 1383. H. an. MED. BHĀG. P. 8,3,23. — c〉 Wunde: naśyatīṣuryathāviddhaḥ khe viddhamanuvidhyataḥ M. 9,43. — d〉 die Höhlung in der Nabe des Rades, in welcher die Achse läuft; Büchse: samittānvṛ̀tra̱hākhìda̱tkhe a̱rām̐ ìva̱ khedàyā ṚV. 8,66,3. khe rathàsya̱ khe 'nàsa̱ḥ khe yu̱gasyà ṚV. 8,80,7. a̱ṅdhi kham ṚV. 10,155,3. ŚAT. BR. 14,8,12,1. — e〉 der hohle leere Raum, Luftraum, Aether AK. 1,1,2,1. AK. 3,4,30,234. TRIK. 1,1,81. TRIK. 3,3,49. H. 163. H. an. MED. ŚAT. BR. 14,8,1,1. PRAŚNOP. 6,4. M. 12,120. ṣuṣpavṛṣṭiśca khātpatat R. 1,19,10. R. 3,32,28. R. 5,59,12. R. 5,91,16. N. 12,39. ARJ. 3,36. SUŚR. 1,152,13. MEGH. 9. BHĀG. P. 7,12,25. khaṃ liṅgamātmanaḥ BHĀG. P. 3,5,31. khagata adj. R. 5,56,144. kha Himmel TRIK. 1,1,4. TRIK. 3,3,49. H. an. MED. — f〉 Null (śūnya) H. an. MED. COLEBR. Alg. 19. — g〉 der durch einen Kreis dargestellte Anusvāra (vindu) H. an. MED. — h〉 Stadt TRIK. 3,3,49. MED. — i〉 Feld MED. — k〉 Glück (vgl. sukha, duḥkha) TRIK. H. an. — l〉 Verstand (saṃvid, saṃvedana) H. an. MED. — m〉 Handlung (karman) MED. — n〉 das auf ein aufgegangenes Zodiakalbild folgende zehnte DĪP._im_ŚKDR. — o〉 Talk H. 1051. RĀJAN._im_ŚKDR. — 2〉 f. khā Quelle, Brunnen NAIGH. 1,13. sa rā̱yaskhāmapù sṛja ṚV. 6,36,4. ṛ̱dhyāmà te varuṇa̱khāmṛ̱tasyà ṚV. 2,28,5. — Vgl. duḥkha, sukha.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

2. kha 1〉b〉 kaṇṭhasya khe vivṛte saṃvṛte vā ṚV. PRĀT. 13,1. TAITT. PRĀT. 2,10. vāyuḥ khāt VS. PRĀT. 1,6 hierher (nach WEBER) oder zu e〉 (nach dem Schol.). — f〉 SĀH. D. 264. — n〉 Bez. des 10ten astrologischen Hauses VARĀH. BṚH. 11,6. VARĀH. BṚH. 11,17. VARĀH. BṚH. 12,4. VARĀH. BṚH. 20,3. VARĀH. BṚH. 23,6. — 2〉 Z. 2 lies khāmupà st. khāmapù.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

2. kha 1〉a〉 füge bei Loch, Ausgang und ṚV. 4,11,2, wo es verstanden werden kann: öffne einen Ausgang (den frommen Gedanken) oder öffne den Mund (den Lobsingenden). Am Ende ṚV. 5,32,1. zu lesen. — f〉 SŪRYAS. 1,29. SŪRYAS. 1,31. fg.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive masculine

1. *kha m. die Sonne.

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2. khá — 1〉 n. — a〉 Oeffnung, Loch, Ausgang. — b〉 eine Oeffnung am menschlichen Leibe GAUT. Die sieben reinen sind: Mund, Augen, Nasenlöcher und Ohren, die zwei unreinen: die unterhalb des Nabels befindlichen. Also so v. a. karmendriya. — c〉 Wunde. — d〉 die Höhlung in der Nabe des Rades, in welcher die Achse läuft; Büchse. — e〉 der hohle leere Raum, Luftraum, Aether. — f〉 Null. — g〉 *der durch einen Kreis dargestellte Anusvāra. — h〉 das zehnte astrologische Haus. — i〉 *Talk RĀJAN. 13,116. [Page2-133-b] — k〉 *Stadt. — l〉 *Feld. — m〉 *Glück (wegen sukha und duḥkha). — n〉 *Handlung. — o〉 *Bewusstsein, Erkenntniss. — 2〉 f. khā́ Quelle, Brunnen.

Apte 1890 substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

khaḥ The sun. — khaṃ 1 The sky; khaṃ keśavo'para ivākramituṃ pravṛttaḥ Mk. 5. 2; yāvadriraḥ khe marutāṃ caraṃti Ku. 3. 72; Me. 9. 2 Heaven. 3 Organ of sense. 4 A city. 5 A field. 6 A cypher. 7 A dot, an anusvāra. 8 A cavity, an aperture, hollow, hole; Ms. 9. 43. 9 An aperture of the human body; (of which there are 9, i. e. the mouth, the two ears, the two eyes, the two nostrils, and the organs of excretion and generation); khāni caiva spṛśedādbhiḥ Ms. 2. 60, Ms. 2. 53; Ms. 4. 144; Y. 1. 20; cf. Ku. 3. 50. 10 A wound. 11 ([Page 0440-1b]) Happiness, pleasure. 12 Talc. 13 Action. 14 Knowledge. 15 Brahman. 16 The glottis (in anatomy). 17 The tenth from any given constellation or the sun's entrance into it. — khā 1 A well, fountain. 2 A river Comp. — aṭaḥ (khe'ṭaḥ) 1 a planet. 2 Rāhu, the ascending node. — āpagā an epithet of the Ganges. — ulkaḥ 1 a meteor. 2 a planet. — ulmukaḥ the planet Mars. — kāminī N. of Durgā. — kuṃtalaḥ N. of Śiva. — kholkaḥ ‘sky meteor,’ N. of the sun. ˚ādityaḥ a form of the sun. — ga a. [khe ākāśe gacchati gam-ḍa] ([Page 0440-1c]) moving in the air. — (gaḥ) 1 a bird; adhunīta khagaḥ sa naikadhā tanuṃ N. 2. 2; Ms. 12. 63. 2 air, wind; tamāṃsīva yathā sūryo vṛkṣānagnirghanānkhagaḥ Mb. 3 the sun. 4 a planet; e. g. āpoklime yadi khagāḥ sa kileṃduvāraḥ Tv. 5 a grasshopper. 6 a deity. 7 an arrow. ˚adhipaḥ an epithet of Garuḍa. ˚aṃtakaḥ a hawk, falcon. ˚abhirāmaḥ an epithet of Śiva. ˚āsanaḥ 1 the eastern mountain on which the sun rises. 2 an epithet of Viṣṇu. ˚iṃdraḥ, ˚īśvaraḥ, ˚patiḥ epithets of Garuḍa. ˚vatī f. the earth. ˚sthānaṃ 1 the hollow of a tree. 2 a bird's nest. — gaṃgā celestial Gaṅgā. ([Page 0441-a]) — gatiḥ f. 1 flight in the air. 2 the motion of a planet. — gama a. moving in the air, flying (as the Gandharvas or missile weapons). — (maḥ) a bird. — (khe) gamanaḥ a kind of gallinule. — guṇa a. having a cypher as a multiplier. — golaḥ the celestial sphere. ˚vidyā astronomy. — camasaḥ the moon. — cara a. flying, moving in the air. — (raḥ) or khecaraḥ 1 a bird. 2 a cloud. 3 the sun. 4 the wind. 5 a demon. 6 an aerial spirit. 7 a Gandharva or Vidyādhara. 8 a planet. 9 mercury or quicksilver. 10 a sign of the zodiac. ( — rī i. e. khecarī) 1 a semi-divine female able to fly. 2 an epithet of Durgā. — cārin a. moving in the air. ( — m.) an epithet of Skanda. — jalaṃ ‘sky-water’, dew, rain, frost &c. — jyotis m. a firefly. — tamālaḥ 1 a cloud. 2 smoke. — tilakaḥ the sun. — dyotaḥ 1 a firefly; khadyotālīvilasitanibhāṃ vidyudunmeṣadṛṣṭiṃ Me. 81. 2 the sun. — dyātanaḥ the sun. — dhūpaḥ a rocket; mumucuḥ khadhūpān Bk. 3. 5. — parāgaḥ darkness. — puṣpaṃ ‘sky-flower’, used figuratively to denote anything impossible, an impossibility; cf. the four impossibilities stated in this verse: -mṛgatṛṣṇāṃbhasi snātaḥ śaśaśṛṃgadhanurdharaḥ . eṣa vaṃdhyāsuto yati khapuṣpakṛtaśekharaḥ Subhāṣ. — bhaṃ a planet. — bhrāṃtiḥ a falcon. — maṇiḥ ‘the jewel of the sky’, the sun. — mūrtiḥ an epithet of Śiva. — vāri n. rain-water, dew &c. — bāṣpaḥ snow, hoar-frost. — śaya (also kheśaya) a. resting or dwelling in the air. — śarīraṃ a celestial body. — śvāsaḥ wind, air. — samuttha, -saṃbhava a. produced in the sky. — siṃdhuḥ the moon. — stanī the earth. — sphaṭikaṃ the sun or moon gem. — hara a. having a cypher for its denominator.

Cappeller 1887 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

khá n. Öffnung, Loch (bes. am menschlichen Leibe); Achsenloch (am Wagen); Luft. f. khá Quelle.

Burnouf 1866 substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · French · substantive neuter

kha kha n. air, atmosphère, ciel. Creux, cavité, vide. Point, dans l'écriture. Champ. Ville. Organe des sens; connaissance; action; plaisir, bonheur; bon augure, bonne fortune. — M. le Soleil. khakuntala m. surn. de Śiva.

Original text · French · Word type unspecified

kha kha, 2ᵉ consonne de l'alphabet sanscrit; elle équivaut au k aspiré; cependant elle est rarement représentée par le kṣ grec, ou par le ch des peuples latins ou germains.

Derived words

  • sukha सुख adjective · substantive neuter easeful; easy; comfortable
Further derivatives (2)
  • asukha असुख substantive neuter unhappiness; suffering
  • sukham सुखम् adverb easily; effortlessly; pleasantly

Occurrences in source texts (82)

DYS 11 occurrences
DYS 1–1*1: Viṣṇu and Nṛsiṃha 1 occurrence

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DYS 20–26: Practising Laya 1 occurrence

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DYS 98–100: Siddhis 1 occurrence

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DYS 112–121: Five Elements 1 occurrence

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DYS 124: Samādhi 1 occurrence

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DYS 154–167: Vajrolī for the Male Yogi 2 occurrences

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4 more source pages
DYS 168–179*1: Vajrolī for the Yoginī 1 occurrence

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DYS 180–183*1: Amarolī and Sahajolī 1 occurrence

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DYS 192: Mahāmāyā 1 occurrence

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DYS 193: Dattātreya as Viṣṇu 1 occurrence

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GoS 4 occurrences
GoS 29–33: Four Forms of Breath Retention 1 occurrence

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GoS 42–49: Breath as Bellows 1 occurrence

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GoS 64–66: An Order for Practice 1 occurrence

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GoS 95–100: Dream and Discerning Knowledge 1 occurrence

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HP 17 occurrences
HP 1.17-1.32: Āsana 1 occurrence

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HP 2.37-2.43: Path to Manonmanī 1 occurrence

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HP 2.48-2.50: Sūryabhedana 1 occurrence

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HP 2.60-2.68: Bhastrikā 1 occurrence

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HP 2.69-2.71: Three Kumbhakas 2 occurrences

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HP 2.72-2.78: Kevala Kumbhaka 1 occurrence

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HP 3.33-3.48*1: Khecarī and Soma 2 occurrences

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HP 3.87-3.93*7: Sahajolī and Amarolī 1 occurrence

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HP 4.0*1-4.0*14: Samādhi and Laya 1 occurrence

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HP 4.11*15-4.11*28: Space and Laya 4 occurrences

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HP 4.27*1-4.35: Rājayoga and Haṭha 1 occurrence

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HP 4.35*1-4.36: Signs of Samādhi 1 occurrence

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HTK 2 occurrences
HTK 10.19*2–21*1: Plāvanī: Supported on water 1 occurrence

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HTK 10.24–25*2: Karṣaka and Sahaja 1 occurrence

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MAN 1 occurrence
Aṣṭāṅga Yoga Mantra 1 occurrence

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  • MAN AY 1.1 Segment 8

    Through: sukha Attested form: sukha Grammar of the segment: karmadhāraya-compound

PJH 1 occurrence
PJH 21: Epilogue and Closing Blessing 1 occurrence

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  • PJH 21.1 Segment 3

    Through: sukha Attested form: sukha Grammar of the segment: dvandva-compound

PYS 5 occurrences
PYS 1.33: Clarifying Citta 1 occurrence

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PYS 2.3–9: Five Kleśas 2 occurrences

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PYS 2.40–45: Perfected Niyamas 1 occurrence

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PYS 2.46–48: Āsana as a Seated Posture 1 occurrence

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SiSa 25 occurrences
SiSa 1.20-1.31: Karma und Erkenntnis 3 occurrences

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SiSa 1.51-1.64: Selbst als Licht 4 occurrences

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SiSa 1.65-1.70: Māyā-Aufhebung 1 occurrence

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SiSa 1.71-1.81: Avidyā und Elemente 2 occurrences

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SiSa 1.82-1.90: Guṇas und Gegenstände 1 occurrence

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SiSa 1.93-1.99: Karmische Verkörperung 1 occurrence

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SiSa 2.35-2.40: Jīva und Karma 1 occurrence

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SiSa 2.41-2.43: Māyā-Projektion 1 occurrence

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SiSa 2.49-2.54: Befreiungswissen 1 occurrence

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SiSa 3.51-3.54: Prāṇāyāma-Siddhis 1 occurrence

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SiSa 3.95-3.97: Svastikāsana 2 occurrences

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SiSa 4.69-4.71: Viparītakṛti 1 occurrence

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SiSa 4.91-4.94: Vajrolī-Siddhi 2 occurrences

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SiSa 5.48-5.71: Innere Meditation 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.108-5.112: Maṇipūra 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.223-5.233: Praxis im Leben 2 occurrences

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SS 4 occurrences
SS 1.17–1.18: Self-Knowledge and Bliss 1 occurrence

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  • SS 1.18 Segment 4

    Through: sukha Attested form: sukham Grammar of the segment: nominative singular

SS 3.16–3.19: Depth and the Powers of Sound 1 occurrence

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SS 3.33–3.34: Pleasure, Pain, and Freedom 2 occurrences

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  • SS 3.33 Segment 1

    Through: sukha Attested form: sukha Grammar of the segment: dvandva-compound

  • SS 3.33 Segment 2

    Through: asukha Attested form: asukhayoḥ Grammar of the segment: genitive dual

SVU 4 occurrences
SVU 1.1-1.3: The Search for the Cause 1 occurrence

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SVU 2.12-2.13: Signs of the Fire of Yoga 1 occurrence

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SVU 6.1–6.6: Lord of Cosmic Unfolding 1 occurrence

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SVU 6.7–6.13: Lord of All Lords 1 occurrence

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VBT 8 occurrences
VBT 65–74: Joy and Enjoyment 5 occurrences

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VBT 101–109: Śiva-Identity 2 occurrences

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VBT 130–138: Name and Fourfoldness 1 occurrence

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