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Preksha
प्रेक्षाSay it PRAYK-shaa
- Meaning today
- Contemplation, meditation
- Original meaning
- "seeing, beholding; a sight; consideration, reflection" Monier-Williams, p. 712
- Say it
- PRAYK-shaa
- Written
- प्रेक्षा
- Other spellings
- Prexa
Preksha
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Preksha meaning
Preksha (प्रेक्षा) is a Jain and Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
Seeing, beholding; a sight; consideration, reflection
Also used to mean: contemplation, meditation
Preksha (प्रेक्षा) comes from the Sanskrit verb pra-īkṣ, "to look at, to behold". Monier-Williams gives seeing, viewing, looking on at a performance, a beautiful sight or spectacle, and also consideration and reflection. Name lists give "contemplation" or "meditation", a sense tied to prekṣā-dhyāna, Preksha meditation, a twentieth-century system of Jain meditation developed in the Śvetāmbara Terāpanth tradition by Ācārya Tulsī and Ācārya Mahāprajña. The name is used in Jain and Hindu families alike.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 712 · entry prekṣā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, prekṣā, p. 712 · Wikipedia, Preksha meditation
Spellings
Preksha · Prexa