Ganika, Gaṇika, Gaṇikā: 28 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchGaṇikā (गणिका):—(von gaṇa) f.
1) Hure [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 1, 19. 1, 1, 7, 11. 2, 4, 1, 2.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 19.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 334. 532.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 35.] [Medinīkoṣa k. 79.] [Mahābhārata 13, 2820.] [Suśruta 2, 145, 15.] [Mṛcchakaṭikā 2, 4. 13, 14.] [Dhūrtasamāgama 70, 10. 89, 2.] salajjā gaṇikā naṣṭāḥ [Cāṇakya 80.] gaṇikāḥ kāmināṃ caiva sarvalokasya śilpinaḥ [Pañcatantra I, 172.] nirdravyaṃ puruṣaṃ tyajanti gaṇikāḥ [II, 102.] śavaṃ spṛśanti sujanā gaṇikā na tu nirdhanam [Kathāsaritsāgara 12, 92.] gaṇikānna [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 4, 209. 219.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 161.] —
2) Elephantenweibchen [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 176.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Jaṭādhara im Śabdakalpadruma] —
3) Name versch. Pflanzen: a) Jasminum auriculatum [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 2, 52.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] — b) Aeschynomene Sesban (tarkārī) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] — c) = gaṇikārikā [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — Nach [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] auch: counting, enumerating: nach [WILKINS Ms.] bei [Haughton] : apprehension.
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Gāṇika (गाणिक):—(von gaṇa) adj. f. ī mit den Gaṇa (s. gaṇa 8.) vertraut gaṇa ukthādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 60.] gaṇa kathādi zu [4, 102.]
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Gaṇikā (गणिका):—
1) [Oxforder Handschriften 216,b,6 v. u.] ābhirabhyutthitā (ābhiḥ d. i. durch die 64 Kalā) veśyā śīlarūpaguṇānvitā . labhate gaṇikāśabdaṃ sthānaṃ ca saṃsadi .. [217,a,23. fg.] pāṭaliputrakāḥ [215,b,14.] Füge Hetäre hinzu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGāṇika (गाणिक):—Adj. mit den grammatischen gaṇa vertraut.
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Starts with: Ganika-karana, Ganikabhavana, Ganikadarika, Ganikajana, Ganikamgane, Ganikanna, Ganikapada, Ganikapratoli, Ganikapravahana, Ganikari, Ganikarika, Ganikarike, Ganikavata, Ganikavati.
Ends with: Alinganika, Antarganika, Anupariganika, Devaganika, Gananganika, Ganasanganika, Jalaganika, Ksharuganika, Marganika, Naganika, Praganika, Roganika, Rudraganika, Samanyaganika, Samganika, Sanganika, Shimganika, Shvaganika.
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