मोक्ष्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    Desiderative of मुच् (muc), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk- (to release, slip).

    Pronunciation

    Root

    मोक्ष् • (mokṣ)

    1. to free oneself
    2. to shake off
    3. to free or deliver from

    Derived terms

    Sanskrit terms belonging to the root मोक्ष् (0 c, 2 e)
    Terms derived from the Sanskrit root मोक्ष् (5 c, 0 e)
    Primary Verbal Forms
    • मोक्षते (mokṣate) (Present)
    • मोक्षयति (mokṣayati) (Present)
    • मोक्षयिष्यति (mokṣayiṣyati) (Future)
    Non-Finite Forms
    • मोक्षितुम् (mokṣitum) (Infinitive)
    Derived Nominal Forms

    References

    • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “मोक्ष्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016