Alternative spellings of this word include Akacha.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

akāca : (adj.) flowless.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Akāca, (adj.) (a + kāca) pure, flawless, clear D.II, 244; Sn.476; J.V, 203. (Page 1)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Akaca (अकच).—a. [na. ba.] Bald.

-caḥ Name of Ketu (the descending node), who is represented as a headless trunk. Tv. explains it thus : अकाय दुःखाय चायते (akāya duḥkhāya cāyate); चाय्-ड (cāy-ḍa); केतुग्रहस्य उदयेन लोकोपप्लवस्य शास्त्रप्रसिद्धिः (ketugrahasya udayena lokopaplavasya śāstraprasiddhiḥ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Akāca (अकाच).—adj. (= Pali id.; [etymology] uncertain; [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary] not glass, originally of jewels; it is once applied to jewels, along with vimala and suddha, in Dīghanikāya (Pali) ii.244.10 = Jātaka (Pali) ii.418.20; another theory in Senart i note 508), free from blemish or impurity: achidram akācam avraṇaṃ anāśravam te caraṇaṃ Mahāvastu i.164.7.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Akaca (अकच).—m.

(-caḥ) Name of Ketu, the dragon’s tail, or descending node. mfn.

(-caḥ-cā-caṃ) Bald, destitute of hair. E a priv. and kaca hair; this applies to Ketu, as the symbol of the asterism is a headless trunk.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Akaca (अकच):—[=a-kaca] mfn. hairless, bald

2) [v.s. ...] cf. ut-, ūrdhva-, vi-

3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Ketu, the dragon’s tail or descending node (having a headless trunk), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Akaca (अकच):—[bahuvrihi compound] I. m. f. n.

(-caḥ-cā-cam) Bald, destitute of hair. Ii. m.

(-caḥ) A name of Ketu, the dragon’s tail, or descending node. E. a priv. and kaca: this applies to Ketu, as the symbol of the asterism is a headless trunk.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Akaca (अकच):—[a-kaca] (caḥ) 1. m. Name of Ketu, the descending node; a. Bald.

[Sanskrit to German]

Akaca in German

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Akaca (ಅಕಚ):—[adjective] bald-headed; hairless.

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Akaca (ಅಕಚ):—

1) [noun] a man who has no hair on the head; a bald-headed man.

2) [noun] the ninth of the nine astrological planets, Kētu.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: A, Kaca.

Starts with (+25): Akaca karutan, Akaca karutan kilanku, Akaca-k-karutan, Akaca-karaikattu, Akaca-karuta-kirikakoti, Akaca-karutacalam, Akaca-valli, Akaca-veni, Akacacapai, Akacakamanam, Akacakami, Akacakamini, Akacakankai, Akacakapali, Akacakaratam, Akacakarutan, Akacakarutankilanku, Akacakattiri, Akacakerutan, Akacakkal.

Ends with: Anukakaca, Anukrakaca, Arakaca, Cakaca, Kacakaca, Kakaca, Karakaca, Kattukkacakaca, Kicakaca, Kocakaca, Krakaca, Lakaca, Nakaca, Nilakaca, Nilikakaca, Prakaca, Sakaca, Sitakaca, Urdhvakaca.

Full-text: Akacam, Akaca karutan, Khilaka, Akaca karutan kilanku, Kaci, Akaca-k-karutan, Akaca-valli, Akaca-veni, Akacin, Kacarata, Kaca.

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Chapter II - The Category Of Form Considered By Way Of Dual Attributes < [Book II - Form]

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