Pika: 18 definitions
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Pika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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.
Pika has 16 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pink.
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Sanskrit dictionary
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPika (पिक):—m. der indische Kuckuck [Amarakoṣa 2, 5, 19.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1321.] [Halāyudha 2, 88.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 24, 39.] [Colebrooke I, 315] (wo falsch pīka). [Spr. 411.] kākaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pikaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ ko bhedaḥ pikakākayoḥ . vasantasamaye prāpte kākaḥ kākaḥ pikaḥ pikaḥ .. [623.] piko vasantasya guṇaṃ vetti na vāyasaḥ [857. 1729.] pikāṅganābhiḥ [1769.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 46, 28 (29).] sa kumbhakāragehinyā kākyeva pikaśāvakaḥ . putrīkṛto rājaputraḥ [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 107.] [Gītagovinda 1, 47. 11, 4.] [Dhūrtasamāgama 69, 9.] [NALOD. 2, 12.] madhunā mattaḥ pikaḥ [Sāhityadarpana 17, 20.] pikī f. das Weibchen [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Pika (पिक):—, pikī f. [Kathāsaritsāgara 69, 7.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPika (पिक):——
1) m. der indische Kuckuck [Rājan 19,109.] —
2) f. ī das Weibchen dieses Vogels.
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 (+42): Pikabandhava, Pikabandhu, Pikabhaksha, Pikadana, Pikadani, Pikadava, Pikajali, Pikakani, Pikake hohono, Pikake wauke, Pikaksha, Pikal, Pikala, Pikalara, Pikalari, Pikalata, Pikalem Jhada, Pikalem Pana, Pikalem-jhada, Pikalem-pana.
Ends with (+726): Abhidhanappadipika, Abhisamkshepika, Acaradipika, Acaryagopika, Adhanadipika, Adhanaprakaranadipika, Adhyatmapradipika, Adityapushpika, Advaitabodhadipika, Advaitadipika, Advaitaratnatattvadipika, Agamadipika, Aghadipika, Aghapradipika, Aghasamgrahadipika, Ajnanadhvantadipika, Akalpika, Akhandatmadipika, Alopika, Alpapushpika.
Full-text (+118): Pikabandhu, Pikananda, Pikavallabha, Pikaraga, Pikaksha, Pikanga, Pikabandhava, Lopapaka, Vyavasthapaka, Kelipika, Papaka, Pratyakshepaka, Dipaka, Pradipaka, Ajnapaka, Smarakupaka, Virupaka, Ropaka, Pikekshana, Anumapaka.
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.202 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 2.37 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Text 4.90 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.2.39 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Abode of Śrī Goloka]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Fauna (12): Synonyms added by Kṣīrasvāmin < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
Music (Nāṭya-varga) < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1102-1104 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)