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Kanaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Kanaka (कनक):—

1) n. Gold [das 1, 2.] [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 94.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 11.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1043.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 13.] [Medinīkoṣa k. 52.] [ADBH. BR.] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 40. Nalopākhyāna 5, 3.] [Indralokāgamana 1, 8.] [Mahābhārata 13, 4925.] kṛtākṛtaṃ kanakam verarbeitetes und unverarbeitetes Gold [?2794. 3261. Rāmāyaṇa 2, 88, 9. Suśruta 1, 378, 14. Hitopadeśa I, 86. 42, 1. Śākuntala 61. Meghadūta 2. 38. 68. 75. 94. pl. Bhartṛhari 1, 77.] kanakasūtra [Pañcatantra I, 233. 52, 22. 53, 1.] kanakākara Goldmine [Suśruta 2, 341, 20.] Das Wort wird auf kan glänzen (unbelegt) zurückgeführt; eher steht es mit kanā, kanīyaṃs u. s. w. in Verbindung und bezeichnet ursprünglich den Goldstaub (vgl. kaṇa). —

2) m. Name verschiedener Pflanzen: Datura Metel und fastuosa (dhustūra), Stechapfel, [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 2, 58.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Suśruta 1, 33, 9. 165, 5.] Mesua ferrea (nāgakeśara); Michelia Champaka (campaka); Butea frondosa (kiṃśuka) [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] Bauhinia variegata Lin. (kāñcanāla) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] eine schwarze Art Agallochum oder Sandelholz (kālīya) [Medinīkoṣa] = kāsamarda und kaṇaguggulu [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma -] [Suśruta 1, 333, 14.] Vgl. kanakāhva und kanakāhvaya . —

3) m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten, eines Sohnes des Durdama, [Harivaṃśa 1849.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 417,] [Nalopākhyāna 9 ] (v. l. dhanaka). Nomen proprium eines Ministers des Narendrāditya [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 384.] —

4) m. pl. Name eines Volkes [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 14, 21] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss 241.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 481.] —

5) f. kanakā Bez. einer der sieben Zungen des Feuers [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1099,] [Scholiast]

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Kānaka (कानक):—(von kanaka)

1) adj. golden [Suśruta 1, 99, 5.] —

2) n. der Same von Croton Jamalgota Hamilt. [Rājavallabha im Śabdakalpadruma]

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Kanaka (कनक):—

1) [Bhartṛhari 1, 77] [?(Spr. 1654)] gehört wohl zu 2); vgl. kanakalatā, kanakalatikā . —

3) ein Sohn Deva's [Oxforder Handschriften 148,a,3.] —

4) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 14, 21] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss 241] zu streichen; vgl. kanakaśaka . —

5) [Halāyudha 1, 68.] —

6) kanaka heissen gewisse Graha (Ketu) [Pariśiṣṭa des Atharvaveda 54, 10. 17.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 11, 18.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Kanaka (कनक):——

1) n. Gold [NAIGH.] (nur hier accentuirt). —

2) m. — a) Stechapfel , Mesua ferra (spr.

3838) , *Michelia Champaca , *Butea frondosa , *Bauhinia variegata , *eine schwarze Art Agallochum oder Sandelholz , *Cassia Sophora und *eine Art Bdellion. — b) eine best. destillirte Mixtur [Carakasaṃhitā 6,9.8,12.] — c) Bez. bestimmter Graha oder Ketu. — d) Nomen proprium — α) Pl. eines Volkes. — β) verschiedener Männer. —

3) *f. kanakā eine der Zungen des Feuers. —

4) Adj. golden (vgl. kānaka) [Saṃhitopaniṣad 44,1.]

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Kānaka (कानक):——

1) Adj. golden. —

2) n. der Same von Croton Jamalgota.

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