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

    Primary verbal forms
    • मोक्षते (mokṣate, present)
    • मोक्षयति (mokṣayati, present)
    • मोक्षयिष्यति (mokṣayiṣyati, future)
    Non-finite forms
    • मोक्षितुम् (mokṣitum, infinitive)
    Derived nominal forms
    Sanskrit terms belonging to the root मोक्ष् (0 c, 2 e)
    Terms derived from the Sanskrit root मोक्ष् (6 c, 0 e)

    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