Karnikacala, Karṇikācala, Karnika-acala: 8 definitions
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Karnikacala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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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Alternative spellings of this word include Karnikachala.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKarṇikācala (कर्णिकाचल):—(karṇikā d. + acala Berg) m. ein Beiname des Meru [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1031.] Vgl. [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 16, 7], wo vom Meru gesagt wird, dass er karṇikābhūtaḥ kuvalayakamalasya sei.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKarṇikācala (कर्णिकाचल):—m. Beiname des Meru.
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.
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Partial matches: Karnika, Acala.
Full-text: Kesaracala, Sumeru, Meru.
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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 9 - The power of Kāma and the birth of his attendants < [Section 2.2 - Rudra-saṃhitā (2): Satī-khaṇḍa]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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