Maraka, Māraka: 17 definitions
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Maraka has 16 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Marak.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMaraka (मरक):—(wie eben) m.
1) Seuche [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 60.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 325.] [Suśruta 1, 21, 12.] [KĀM. NĪTIS. 13, 20.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 5, 27. 58. 6, 9. 8, 47. 11, 12. 29. 30. 35,4. 46, 40.] jana [?78, 24 = 93, 5.] Vgl. māraka, māri . —
2) pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 58, 51.]
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Māraka (मारक):—(vom caus. von 1. mar)
1) adj. (f. mārikā) am Ende eines comp. tödtend: ekādaśamārikā [Kathāsaritsāgara 66, 77. 97.] tri [80.] daśa [89. 95.] —
2) m. a) Seuche, Pestilenz [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 60.] der Todesgott [] zu [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad] [?S. 316. zu Chāndogyopaniṣad S. 50.] — b) Falke [Hārāvalī 86.] — Vgl. aśva, paśu, madhu .
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Māraka (मारक):—
1) fuge Mörder hinzu. —
3) f. mārikā Seuche, Pestilenz [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 57, 33.]
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Māraka (मारक):—adj. calcinirend s. loha .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMaraka (मरक):—m. —
1) Seuche. —
2) Pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes.
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Māraka (मारक):——
1) am Ende eines Comp. Adj. (f. rikā) — a) tödtend , Mörder. — b) calcinirend. —
2) m. — a) Seuche , Pestilenz. Personificirt als Todesgott. — b) *Falke. —
3) f. rikā Seuche , Pestilenz.
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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Starts with (+26): Mara-kalavelvi, Marakaba, Marakabbu, Marakadya, Marakaha, Marakaja, Marakakalam, Marakakara, Marakala, Marakalaga, Marakalangipatchilai, Marakali, Marakalti, Marakalu, Marakam, Marakamcavala, Marakan, Marakapas, Marakaprada, Marakaranda.
Ends with (+33): Ahimaraka, Akaranamaraka, Amaraka, Anushthanasmaraka, Apasmaraka, Arasukumaraka, Ashvamaraka, Bhramaraka, Camaraka, Carmaraka, Damaramaraka, Dharmasmaraka, Gramakumaraka, Hatthimaraka, Hayamaraka, Hyamaraka, Ila-maraka, Jalakumaraka, Janamaraka, Jarakamaraka.
Full-text (+17): Vahnimaraka, Lohamaraka, Hayamaraka, Marakam, Ashvamaraka, Kalimaraka, Marakata, Vannimarakam, Marayin, Janamaraka, Marak, Madhumaraka, Ahimaraka, Mari, Marka, Mura, Maragi, Marika, Sitamaraka, Sitasara.
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Significance of the Moon in Ancient Civilizations (by Radhakrishnan. P)
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9. Horoscope of Smt. Kamala (Vrana-yoga) < [Chapter 14 - Case Studies of Natal Chart]
2. Dr. Balamuralikrishna (Carnatic Voclist) < [Chapter 14 - Case Studies of Natal Chart]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 4 - Molestations, Obstructions and Financial Troubles < [Book 8 - Concerning Vices and Calamities]
Chapter 3 - Remedies against National Calamities < [Book 4 - Removal of Thorns]
Chapter 4 - Neutrality after Proclaiming War or after Concluding a Treaty of Peace < [Book 7 - The End of the Six-fold Policy]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 3: Sharirasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
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