Harshaka, Harṣaka: 10 definitions
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Harshaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Harshaka has 9 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Harṣaka can be transliterated into English as Harsaka or Harshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchHarṣaka (हर्षक):—(vom caus. von harṣ)
1) adj. a) erfreuend [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 234.] [Medinīkoṣa ṇ. 89.] jana [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 69, 17.] — b) stumpf machend (die Zähne) in danta . —
2) m. Nomen proprium a) eines Sohnes des Citragupta [Oxforder Handschriften 341,b, No. 799.] eines Fürsten [Viṣṇupurāṇa 467,] [Nalopākhyāna 14.] — b) eines Berges [Śabdamālā im Śabdakalpadruma]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Harshakara, Harshakaumudi.
Ends with: Adharshaka, Dantaharshaka, Dharshaka, Gharshaka, Pradharshaka, Romaharshaka, Samharshaka, Sampraharshaka, Supradharshaka, Svadharshaka.
Full-text: Dantaharshaka, Harshuka, Lom, Loma, Rom, Roman, Nandaka.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.4.47-48 < [Chapter 4 - Bhakta (the devotee)]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
2.4. Various other Neck Ornaments < [Chapter 3 - Ornaments]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)