Krikara, Kṛkarā, Kṛkara: 12 definitions

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Krikara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

Krikara has 10 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit terms Kṛkarā and Kṛkara can be transliterated into English as Krkara or Krikara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Kṛkara (कृकर):—m.

1) eine Art Rebhuhn (vgl. krakara, kṛkaṇa) [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 118.] [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 50, 12.] —

2) eine Art Pfeffer, Piper Chaba (cavya) Hunt.

3) wohlriechender Oleander (s. karavīra) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] —

4) einer der äusseren Winde des Körpers: kṛkarastu kṣute caiva javākusumasaṃnibhaḥ (vgl. kūrma) . iti śāradātilakaṭīkā . [Śabdakalpadruma] kṛkaraḥ kṣudhākaraḥ (nicht kṣutakaraḥ) [Vedāntasāra 31.] —

5) ein Beiname Śiva’s [Śabdakalpadruma] und [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] angeblich nach [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa]; die gedr. Ausg. [1, 1, 46] : kṛṣkara .

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Kṛkara (कृकर):—

4) [Oxforder Handschriften 236,b,12.] — Vgl. kṛkala .

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Kṛkara (कृकर):—

1) [SĀMAVIDH. BR. 2, 6, 14.]

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

Kṛkara (कृकर):——

1) m. — a) eine Art Rebhuhn. — b) *Piper Chaba [Rājan 6,113.] — c) *wohlriechender Oleander (?). — d) ein best. Wind im menschlichen Körper der den Hunger bewirkt [264,33.265,7.] — e) *Beiname Śiva's. —

2) *f. ā Langer Pfeffer [Rājan 6,11.]

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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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