Yacanaka, Yācanaka: 14 definitions
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Yacanaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Yacanaka has 12 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Yachanaka.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchYācanaka (याचनक):—(von yācana) m. Bettler [Amarakoṣa 3, 1, 49.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 388.] [Hārāvalī 38.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 165.] [Mahābhārata 12, 3325.] [Harivaṃśa 11152.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungYācanaka (याचनक):—m. Bettler [Kāraṇḍavyūha 29,23.]
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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Ends with: Nayacanaka.
Full-text: Pratipadanaka, Akutana, Nayacanaka, Gatapratyagatika, Avasphandayati, Yacaka, Raktairanda, Jihmikarana, Eranda, Vyomaka, Guruka, Aragayati.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.165 < [Section VIII - Śrāddhas]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Bhūmi 6: the ground of presence (abhimukhī) < [Chapter XX - (2nd series): Setting out on the Mahāyāna]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 94 - The Means of Destroying Sins < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]