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sūkṣma सूक्ष्म – subtle; fine

adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary adjective

subtle; fine

Cappeller 1891 adjective

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sūkṣma ·a. fine, small, minute, subtile, intangible, inconceivable, atomic; abstr. °tā f., °tva n.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

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sūkṣma sūkṣma, as, ā, am, (according to Uṇādi-s. IV. 176. fr. rt. sūc, cf. sūci, col. 3; thought by some to be a contraction of 5. su + kṣāma), subtile, minute, atomic; little, small; thin, fine, at- tenuated, delicate, exquisite, refined; nice; sharp, acute; subtle, crafty, artful, sly, ingenious; exact, precise, accurate, correct; (as), m. an atom; the Kataka or clearing-nut plant; epithet of Śiva; (ā), f. a kind of jasmine, Jasminum Auriculatum; a par- ticular perfume (described as a substance in small grains, = elavālu); small cardamoms; = karuṇī; = bālukā; (am), n. the subtile all-pervading spirit, the Supreme Soul; subtlety, minuteness; one of the three kinds of power attainable by an ascetic, (see sāvadya); slyness, craft, ingenuity; fraud, cheat- ing; fine thread, &c.; a particular figure of rhetoric (described as the delicate or subtle expression of an intended act).

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

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sū́kṣma UṆĀDIS. 4,176. 1〉 adj. (f. ā) a〉 fein, schmal, dünn, klein AK. 3,2,11. H. 1427. H. an. 2,341. MED. m. 36. HALĀY. 4,3. Faden YĀJÑ. 2,179. SUŚR. 1,93,15. PAÑCAR. 1,7,35. PAÑCAR. 2,4,25. Stoff, Gewand MBH. 2,1892. HARIV. 3595. R. 1,9,16. R. 2,37,7. R. 2,39,6. R. 3,52,9. ŚĀRṄG. SAṂH. 1,4,18. PAÑCAR. 1,3,26. Haare MBH. 4,244. R. 3,49,3. R. 6,23,11. BHĀG. P. 4,21,17. ˚tvakkeśavāla (vājin) VARĀH. BṚH. S. 66,1. sūkṣmāṇi pañca daśanāṅguliparvakeśāḥ sākaṃ tvacā kararuhāśca VARĀH. BṚH. S. 68,87. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 68,36. sūkṣmā sūkṣmeṣu saptasu MBH. 5,3939. sūkṣmāsyapadavikrama VARĀH. BṚH. S. 86,9. Linie VARĀH. BṚH. S. 68,49. Pfad SUŚR. 1,184,18. Spr. (II) 6039. kāryasiddhipatha MĀLAV. 64. rajas M. 8,132. piṣṭaka Spr. (II) 394. Sand R. 1,2,7. añjanacūrṇa R. GORR. 1,36,16. Tropfen R. SCHL. 2,74,14. Spr. (II) 2980. ŚĀK. 18. fg. bījāṅkura Spr. (II) 5125. jantu Spr. (II) 7156. syandana Spr. (II) 7158. AK. 2,4,4,13. ˚tāraka VARĀH. BṚH. S. 11,47. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 11,20. kalā SUŚR. 1,18,20. na tasya sūkṣmamapyasti yadgātre u. s. w. die kleinste Stelle MBH. 1,7694. maharṣayaḥ etwa so v. a. daumengross MBH. 7,8728. fein von einem Tone AK. 1,1,7,2. H. 1410. gambhīrasūkṣmayā girā PAÑCAT. ed. orn. 53,8. sūkṣmatamamānunāsikyam (v. l. sūkṣmataram) so v. a. kaum hörbar Comm. zu TS. PRĀT. 17,3. artha das Kleinste, Unbedeutendste Spr. (II) 275. enas M. 11,252. doṣa R. 2,101,18. guṇāḥ prārambhasūkṣmāḥ prathimānamāpuḥ RAGH. 18,48. varga SUŚR. 2,275,13. prasaṅgāḥ Spr. (II) 7157. sūkṣmakāryārthadarśin RAGH. 4,13. kalau sūkṣmataro dharmaḥ sehr gering UJJVAL._zu_UṆĀDIS. 4,176. im Gegens. zu dīrgha so v. a. kurz: prāṇāyāma YOGAS. 2,50. — b〉 fein vom Verstande und seiner Thätigkeit: buddhi KAṬHOP. 3,12. R. 1,7,9. R. 5,76,15 (parama˚). KĀM. NĪTIS. 13,1. KĀM. NĪTIS. 13,2. dhī KĀM. NĪTIS. 17,29. mati VĀSAVAD. 2,2. niścaya MBH. 5,316. viniścaya R. 4,21,14. sūkṣmo vivādo viprāṇāṃ sthūlau kṣātrau jayājayau MBH. 8,637. jñāna MBH. 13,1079. lokasya tarkasthānāni KATHĀS. 24,103. vastuvicāraṇā PRAB. 20,12. SUŚR. 1,13,20. fein so v. a. genau, präcis COLEBR. Alg. 87. — c〉 fein so v. a. aller Wahrnehmung sich entziehend, unfassbar; nur der Idee nach vorhanden; atomartig: sūkṣmārthanyāyayukta MBH. 1,18. ye (arthāḥ) vā sthūlā ye ca sūkṣmātisūkṣmāḥ MĀRK. P. 23,46. pradhānapuruṣāntara SĀṂKHYAK. 37. dharma MBH. 2,1340. MBH. 3,13629. Spr. (II) 3263. Spr. (II) 7155. dharmasya gatiḥ Spr. (II) 5439. MBH. 3,13702. ātmano gatiḥ BHĀG. P. 6,16,61. karman R. 4,21,6. vidhiceṣṭita KĀM. NĪTIS. 12,28. abhyupāya Spr. (II) 4845. dravyasūkṣmavipāka BHĀG. P. 7,15,50. vāc WEBER, RĀMAT. UP. 336. puruṣa MAITRYUP. 2,5. TATTVAS. 17. Ind. St. 1,385. Ind. St. 9,24. Ind. St. 9,164. rūpāṇi ŚVETĀŚV. UP. 5,12. Ind. St. 1,23,18. fg. M. 1,7. fgg. M. 1,16. fgg. M. 1,22. YOGAS. 2,10. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 43,4. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 75,4. (ati˚). Verz. d. Oxf. H. 50,b,36. fg. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 51,a, N. 1. sūkṣmākhyeśvara WEBER, RĀMAT. UP. 319. BHĀG. P. 3,26,4. BHĀG. P. 4,24,35. BHĀG. P. 5,11,7. BHĀG. P. 5,16,3. BHĀG. P. 5,26,39. BHĀG. P. 8,4,20. BHĀG. P. 10,78,10 (˚tara). SARVADARŚANAS. 29,11. SARVADARŚANAS. 54,19. SARVADARŚANAS. 54,21. SARVADARŚANAS. 55,10. SARVADARŚANAS. 57,10. SARVADARŚANAS. 76,11. deha SARVADARŚANAS. 87,3. BHĀG. P. 8,19,10. śarīra COLEBR. Misc. Ess. 1,245. COLEBR. Misc. Ess. 1,372. COLEBR. Misc. Ess. 1,418. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 226,a,2 v. u. BHĀG. P. 2,10,34 (˚tama). WEBER, Nax. 2,314. ˚bhūta SARVADARŚANAS. 149,4. SARVADARŚANAS. 164,17. — 2〉 m. (nach den Lexicographen) und n. Atom, Urstoff; ein unfassbares Ding H. an. MED. pañcatanmātrāṇāṃ sūkṣmābhidhānām SARVADARŚANAS. 148,6. SĀṂKHYAK. 39. fg. YOGAS. 1,44. fg. sapta (= mahat, ahaṃkāra und pañca tanmātrāṇi NĪLAK.) MBH. 13,1018. MĀRK. P. 40,24. fg. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 230,b,27. artha˚ BHĀG. P. 3,8,13. = adhyātman, n. AK. 3,4,23,146. H. an. MED. m. UṆĀDIK._im_ŚKDR. unter śūkṣma. — 3〉 eine best. rhetorische Figur Verz. d. Oxf. H. 208,b,4. — 4〉 = kataka, n. H. an. m. ŚABDAR._im_ŚKDR. n. = kaitava MED. m. = kṛtaka UṆĀDIK._im_ŚKDR. (unter śūkṣma). feiner Betrug ist ursprünglich wohl überall gemeint. — 5〉 Bez. des Lautes i WEBER, RĀMAT. UP. 317. fgg. (am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā). — 6〉 m. N. pr. eines Dānava MBH. 1,2533. MBH. 1,2654. HARIV. 201. — 7〉 f. ā Bez. verschiedener Pflanzen: = yūthikā ŚABDAC._im_ŚKDR. = karuṇī RĀJAN. 10,107. = kṣudrailā und vālukā RĀJAN._im_ŚKDR. — 8〉 sūkṣmam adv. fein so v. a. scharf (hinsehen) UTTARAR. 114,4 (154,10). — Vgl. kāśika˚, bhūta˚ (auch BHĀG. P. 2,2,30. BHĀG. P. 3,5,31. BHĀG. P. 3,8,11. BHĀG. P. 3,21,20. BHĀG. P. 3,27,14. BHĀG. P. 4,24,34), mahā˚, sarva˚, su˚, saukṣmya.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

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sūkṣma — 1〉 Adj. (f. ā) — a〉 fein, schmal, dünn, klein, kurz, gering, unbedeutend; fein kaum hörbar von Tönen. artha m. das Kleinste, Unbedeutendste. Compar. ˚tara. Superl. ˚tama. — b〉 fein vom Verstande und seiner Thätigkeit. — c〉 fein, so v. a. genau, präcis. Adv. ˚m genau (hinsehen). — d〉 fein, so v. a. aller Wahrnehmung sich entziehend, unfassbar, nur der Idee nach vorhanden, atomartig. Compar. ˚tara Superl. ˚tama. — 2〉 m. — a〉 eine best. rhetorische Figur. — b〉 bei den mystischen Śaiva eine best. Klasse von Erlösten HEMĀDRI 1,611,8. [Page7-176-a] — c〉 mystische Bez. des Lautes i. Am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā — d〉 N. pr. Dānava. — 3〉 n. — a〉 Atom, Urstoff; ein unfassbares Ding. m. — b〉 = adhyātman — c〉 = kṛtaka kaitava kataka. — 4〉 f. ā — a〉 Sand RĀJAN. 13,139. — b〉 kleine Kardamomen. — c〉 Bez. zweier Pflanzen, = yūthikā und karuṇī. — d〉 eine best. Śakti HEMĀDRI 1,198,5. — 5〉 n. Zahnhöhle, Zahnbehälter VIṢṆUS. 96,57.

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

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sūkṣma a. [sūc-man suk ca neṭ; Uṇ. 4. 176] 1 Subtle, minute, atomic; jālāṃtarasthasūryāṃśau yatsūkṣmaṃ ṭṭaśyate rajaḥ. 2 Little, small; idamupahitasūkṣmagraṃthinā skaṃdhadeśe Ś. 1. 19; R. 18. 49. 3 Fine, thin, delicate, exquisite. 4 Nice. 5 Sharp, acute, penetrating. 6 Crafty, artful, subtle, ingenious. 7 Exact, precise, accurate, correct. — kṣmaḥ 1 An atom. 2 The clearing-nut plant. 3 An epithet of Śiva. — kṣmaṃ 1 The subtle all-pervading spirit, the Supreme Soul. 2 Minuteness. 3 One of the three kinds of power attainable by an ascetic; cf. sāvadya. 4 Craft, ingenuity. 5 Fraud, cheating. 6 Fine thread &c. 7 N. of a figure of speech, thus defined by Mammaṭa: -kuto'pi lakṣitaḥ sūkṣmopyarthonyasmai prakāśyate . dharmeṇa kenacidyatra tatsūkṣmaṃ paricakṣate K. P. 10. Comp. — ātman m. N. of Śiva. — elā small cardamoms. — taṃḍulaḥ the poppy. — taṃḍulā 1 long pepper. 2 a kind of grass. — darśitā quick-sightedness, acuteness, foresight, wisdom. — darśin, -dṛṣṭi a. 1 sharp-sighted, eagleeyed. 2 of acute discernment. 3 acute, sharp-minded. — dāru n. a thin plank of wood, a board. — dehaḥ — śarīraṃ the subtile body which is invested by the grosser material frame (= liṃgaśarīra q. v.). — patraḥ 1 coriander seed. 2 a kind of wild cumin. 3 a sort of red sugar-cane. 4 the gum Arabic tree. 5 a sort of mustard. — parṇī a kind of basil. — pippalī wild pepper. — bījaḥ the poppy. — buddhi a. sharp-witted, acute, shrewd, ([Page 1133-c]) intelligent. ( — ddhiḥ f.) sharp wit, acute intellect, mental acumen. — makṣikaṃ, kā a mosquito, gnat. — mānaṃ a nice or exact measurement, precise computation (opp. sthūlamāna which means ‘broad measurement,’ ‘rough calculation). — śarkarā small gravel, sand. — śāliḥ a kind of fine rice. — ṣaṭcaraṇaḥ a sort of louse.

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

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sūkṣma fein, dünn, klein, atomartig, gering, unbedeutend. Abstr. ˚tā f., ˚tva n.

Burnouf 1866 adjective

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sūkṣma sūkṣma a. petit, mince, menu, délié; subtil; fin, ingénieux. — S. m. une parcelle, un atome. Strychnos potatorum, bot. — S. n. objet très-menu [tel qu'un fil, etc.]. Subtilité, finesse, ruse; fraude, tromperie. L'Ame suprême. — S. f. sorte de parfum. Petit cardamome; jasmin auriculé; bot. sūkṣmataṇḍulā f. poivre long; andropogon muricatum, bot. sūkṣmatva n. (sfx. tva) finesse, ténuité, subtilité. sūkṣmadarśin a. (dṛś) qui a la vue perçante. sūkṣmadāru m. planche de bois mince. sūkṣmapatra m. coriandre; cumin sauvage; canne à sucre rouge; mimosa arabica; esp. de moutarde; bot. sūkṣmaphalā f. flacourtia, bot. sūkṣmavastra n. étoffe mince ou fine. sūkṣmaśāti m. petite esp. de riz.

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DYS 54–59: The Yogi’s Hut 1 occurrence

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HP 6 occurrences
HP 2.30-2.33: Neti and Trāṭaka 1 occurrence

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HP 4.37-4.46: Listening to Nāda 4 occurrences

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HP 4.47-4.55*4: Nāda Binds the Mind 1 occurrence

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PYS 1.44–45: Subtle Samāpatti 2 occurrences

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PYS 2.10–11: Eliminating the Kleśas 1 occurrence

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PYS 2.49–51: Prāṇāyāma as Breath Suspension 1 occurrence

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PYS 3.23–25: Powers and Distant Knowledge 1 occurrence

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PYS 3.44–46: Mastery over the Elements 1 occurrence

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PYS 4.12–14: Real Objects in Transformation 1 occurrence

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SiSa 7 occurrences
SiSa 2.6-2.12: Mond und Sonne 1 occurrence

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SiSa 2.13-2.20: Suṣumṇā und Citrā 2 occurrences

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SiSa 3.34-3.38: Förderliche Mittel 1 occurrence

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SiSa 3.51-3.54: Prāṇāyāma-Siddhis 1 occurrence

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SiSa 4.1-4.8: Yonimudrā-Kreislauf 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.82-5.89: Mūlādhāra 1 occurrence

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SVU 5 occurrences
SVU 4.11-4.16: The Hidden Creator 3 occurrences

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SVU 5.12–5.14: Knowledge and Freedom 1 occurrence

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SVU 6.1–6.6: Lord of Cosmic Unfolding 1 occurrence

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VBT 5 occurrences
VBT 24–31: Breath and Śakti 2 occurrences

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VBT 36–42: Sound and Bindu 1 occurrence

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VBT 49–56: Heart and Dissolution 2 occurrences

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