Cakra, Cakrā, Cākra: 61 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchCakra (चक्र):—
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Cākra (चाक्र):—(von cakra)
1) adj. mit dem Discus ausgeführt: cākraṃ mauṣalamityeva saṃgrāmaṃ raṇavṛttayaḥ . kathayiṣyanti [Harivaṃśa 5648.] —
2) m. oxyt. Nomen proprium eines Mannes [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 12, 8, 1, 17. 9, 3, 1. 3. 5. 13.]
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Cakra (चक्र):—
1) cakrākārā vasuṃdharā scheibenförmig [Sūryasiddhānta 12, 54.] tricakra ved. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 2, 199, Vārttika von Kātyāyana.] —
3) [Mahābhārata 12, 6481. 7697.] —
4) [Sūryasiddhānta 1, 54. 2, 54. 3, 11.] bhānām [3, 9.] bha [2, 46. 3, 50.] ein mystischer Kreis [Oxforder Handschriften 24,a,25. 88. 95,b,40. fgg. 149,b,16. fgg.] cakrabandha oder schlechtweg cakra Bez. einer in ein scheibenförmiges Diagramm künstlich eingetragenen Strophe [PRATĀPAR. 73,a.] [Sāhityadarpana 268,13.] jāti [Kāvya-Saṅgraha 291.] —
6) Cirkel, Rad als astronomisches Instrument [Sūryasiddhānta 13, 20.] [GOLĀDHY. 11, 10. fgg.] —
7) sāmanta [Spr. 3246.] ṣaḍadhikadaśanāḍī [MĀLATĪM. 74, 4.] kāraka so v. a. alle Factoren [SARVADARŚANAS. 120, 3. Z. 5. fg.] [Pañcatantra 235, 14] gehört zu 1), da cakra hier als Töpferscheibe zu fassen ist. —
8) [VṚDDHACĀṆ. 3, 19.] —
10) [Z. 2. fg.] die Stelle aṅgārakasya cakroktaḥ zu streichen, da hier die richtige Lesart vakroktaḥ (im Abschnitt über das Vakra besprochen) ist. —
12) [Halāyudha 3, 49.] —
16) a) [Spr. 3655.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 72, 40.] — c) [Kathāsaritsāgara 56, 141.] — d) [Kathāsaritsāgara 54, 16.] —
17) cakriyau [Kāṭhaka-Recension 29, 7.] —
19) n. Nomen proprium eines Tīrtha [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 78, 19]; vgl. tīrtha . — Vgl. dikcakra, mahā, mātṛ, hiraṇya .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungCakra (चक्र):——
1) n. — a) Rad. Im Veda bisweilen m. cakraṃ car im Wagen herumfahren. — b) Scheibe , — eines Töpfers. — c) Wurfscheibe , Discus (insbes. Vischṇu's). [108,24.105,5.] — d) Oelmühle. — e) Kreis. — f) das Kreisen (eines Vogels) , Kreislauf (der Jahreszeiten). — g) eine best. Constellation , Hexagonalschein. — h) ein mystischer Kreis am Körper. — i) ein scheibenförmiges Diagramm. — k) eine in ein scheibenförmiges Diagramm künstlich eingetragene Strophe. — l) ein best. Metrum. — m) Zirkel. — n) ein best. astronomisches Instrument. — o) Trupp , Schaar , Menge [119,10.] Gesammtheit. Auch *m. — p) Kriegerschaar (am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā [Mahābhārata 3,15,5]), Heer , Armee. — q) *District , Provinz. — r) Bezirk , Bereich in übertr. Bed. — s) das über die Länder hinrollende Rad des Monarchen [106,12.] Herrschaft. — t) *Pl. Krümmungen eines Flusses. — u) *Strudel. — v) *Ränke. — w) eine best. Pflanze oder Arzeneistoff. — x) Nomen proprium eines Tīrtha. —
2) m. — a) Anas Casarca [Bālarāmāyaṇa 240,20.] — b) Nomen proprium — α) Pl. eines Volkes. — β) verschiedener Männer. — γ) eines Schlangendämons. — δ) eines Wesens im Gefolge Skanda's. — ε) eines Berges [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5,20,15.] Vgl. noch 1)a) und o). —
3) *f. ā eine Cyperus-Art und eines andere Pflanze. —
4) f. cakrī Rad.
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Cākra (चाक्र):——
1) Adj. mit dem Discus ausgeführt. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes.
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Starts with (+345): Cakra kavi, Cakra-kanikkai, Cakra-patta, Cakrabada, Cakrabaddi, Cakrabala, Cakrabaladhi, Cakrabana, Cakrabandha, Cakrabandham, Cakrabandhana, Cakrabandhasana, Cakrabandhava, Cakrabandhu, Cakrabha, Cakrabhanga, Cakrabhanu, Cakrabharana, Cakrabheda, Cakrabhedanirnaya.
Ends with (+322): Abhimataphalacakra, Abjacakra, Acakra, Adharacakra, Adhicakra, Advayacakra, Agnicakra, Ahibalacakra, Ahicakra, Aindracakra, Ajitacakra, Ajnacakra, Akadamacakra, Akashacakra, Akathahacakra, Akhetacakra, Akshacakra, Alatacakra, Ambaracakra, Amritacakra.
Full-text (+1869): Cakradhivasin, Cakreya, Upacakra, Cakradamshtra, Cakrahasta, Cakrabandhava, Cakravyuha, Cakravaka, Cakrabhrit, Cakranga, Cakrasamjna, Ekacakra, Cakrayana, Cakrapada, Cakravartin, Cakramasaja, Cakrapani, Cakramushala, Cakrajivaka, Cakralakshana.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.10.20 < [Chapter 10 - In the Description of the Gomatī River, the Glories of Cakra-tīrtha]
Verse 6.10.19 < [Chapter 10 - In the Description of the Gomatī River, the Glories of Cakra-tīrtha]
Verse 3.2.21 < [Chapter 2 - The Great Festival of Śrī Girirāja]
Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
17. The esoteric significance of Five Faces of Lord Śiva < [Chapter 5 - Essence of Pañcabrahma Upaniṣad]
18. Sadāśiva Cakra < [Chapter 5 - Essence of Pañcabrahma Upaniṣad]
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) (by Arthur Avalon)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.219 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 2.3.169 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Verse 2.4.71 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 35 - On the Yoga and Mantra Siddhi < [Book 7]
Chapter 24 - On the glory of Tulasī < [Book 9]
Chapter 1 - On what is to be thought of in the morning < [Book 11]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 3.16 < [Chapter 3 - Karma-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Action)]
Verse 11.46 < [Chapter 11 - Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga (beholding the Lord’s Universal Form)]
Verses 1.8-9 < [Chapter 1 - Sainya-Darśana (Observing the Armies)]
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