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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Meraka (मेरक):—

1) m. Nomen proprium eines Feindes des Viṣṇu [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 699.] —

2) ein mit Baumrinde gepolsterter Sitz [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 212.]

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

Meraka (मेरक):——

1) m. oder n. ein mit Baumrinde gepolsterter Sitz. —

2) m. Nomen proprium eines Feindes des Viṣṇu.

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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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Starts with: Merakan, Merakan lanang, Merakatangedu, Merakathangedu.

Full-text: Meraga, Nishumbha, Taraka, Magadheshvara, Prativasudeva, Pralhada, Lankesha, Eraka, Prahlada, Bali, Madhu.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Meraka; (plurals include: Merakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 12: Quarrel with Meraka < [Chapter III - Vimalanāthacaritra]

Part 9: Bali’s birth as the Prativiṣṇu Meraka < [Chapter III - Vimalanāthacaritra]

Part 11: The future Prativāsudevas < [Chapter VI]

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Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)

Part 3 - On patriarchs < [Chapter 5]

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Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)

4. Route of Rama’s Journey in Exile (and back to Ayodhya) < [Chapter 10 - Geographical Places, Peoples and Tribes]

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