Kankara, Kamkara, Kaṅkara: 13 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKaṅkara (कङ्कर):—
1) adj. schlecht (kutsita). —
2) n. Buttermilch mit Wasser gemischt (s. takra) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 530.] —
3) eine best. grosse Zahl (= 100 Nijuta) [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 129. 181. 183. 185.] [Rgva tch’er rol pa 140.] [Lot. de Lassen’s Anthologie b. l. 422.] — Vgl. kaccara, kaṭura, kaṭvara, kadara, kadvara .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKaṅkara (कङ्कर):——
1) *Adj. schlecht. —
2) n. — a) *Buttermilch mit Wasser. — b) eine best. hohe Zahl [Lalitavistarapurāṇa 168,13.]
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: Kamkaraka, Kamkarakallu, Kankaraa, Kankaram, Kankaran, Kankaranem, Kankaranka.
Ends with: Ekankara, Khadekankara, Mahakankara, Yajnakankara.
Full-text (+2): Kankaram, Mahakankara, Kadvara, Ajashringi, Kaccara, Kankhara, Kamkare, Kimkara, Devababhala, Katura, Vivara, Kankari, Karkara, Akshata, Kadara, Katvara, Bimbara, Katkara, Kankaran, Niyuta.
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