Carcara: 4 definitions
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Carcara means something in 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Charchara.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryCarcara (चर्चर).—(?) , adj. (compare Sanskrit Lex. carcarī, curly hair, which [Boehtlingk and Roth] take to be an error for varvarī or barb°), curly (of hair): ardha-carcara-keśāṃ Sādhanamālā 310.12 (verse), with half- curly (partly curly) hair; ardha-carcara-bhṛṅgāṅga-śrīmat (? text śrīsat)-keśair alaṃkṛtām 332.7 (verse). In the latter passage, to be sure, there is a v.l. °varvara°, supporting [Boehtlingk and Roth]'s suggestion; in the first the only v.l. is candana in a single ms.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Carcara (चर्चर):—[from car] a mfn. (√car [reduplicated]) = caraṇa-śīla ([Sāyaṇa]), [Ṛg-veda x, 106, 7]
2) b rikā, etc. See √car.
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Starts with: Carcaram, Carcaraunu.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.106.7 < [Sukta 106]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)