Jalika, Jālika, Jālikā, Jalikā: 16 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraJālika (जालिक) was a soldier in Sunītha and Sūryaprabha’s army whose strength is considered as equaling a fivefold-power warrior (pañcaguṇaratha), according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 47. Accordingly, as the Asura Maya explained the arrangement of warriors in Sunītha’s army: “... [Jālika, and others], these kings and princes are warriors of fivefold power”.
The story of Jālika was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Jālika, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesOne of the ten sons of Kalasoka.
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See Calika.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka MaṇḍalaJālikā (जालिका) refers to a “fish trap” and represents one of the items held in the right hand of Heruka: one of the main deities of the Herukamaṇḍala described in the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Heruka is positioned in the Lotus (padma) at the center; He is the origin of all heroes; He has 17 faces (with three eyes on each) and 76 arms [holding, for example, jālikā]; He is half black and half green in color; He is dancing on a flaming sun placed on Bhairava and Kālarātrī.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryjālika : (m.) a fisherman who uses a net. || jālikā (f.) an armour made of chain.
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 dictionaryJalikā (जलिका).—A leech.
See also (synonyms): jalākā, jalālukā, jalukā, jalokā, jalokikā.
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Jālika (जालिक).—[jālena carati parpā° ṣṭhan]
1) A fisherman.
2) A fowler, bird-catcher.
3) A spider.
4) The governor or chief ruler of a province.
5) A rogue, cheat.
6) A conjurer, juggler.
-kā 1 A net.
2) A chain-armour.
3) A spider.
4) A leech.
5) A widow.
6) Iron.
7) Plantain.
8) A veil, woollen cloth.
Derivable forms: jālikaḥ (जालिकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryJālikā (जालिका).—(compare Sanskrit jālaka, nt., BhāgP.8.20.17, s.v. in [Boehtlingk and Roth], same meaning), a network (of jewels, used as an ornament): chinnāṃ jālikam (m.c. for °ām) a(d)dṛśāti supine ratanā- mikāṃ śobhanāṃ Lalitavistara 194.20 (verse), she saw in her dream her beautiful network, made of jewels, cut (so Tibetan, rin po che las byas paḥi dra ba…net made of jewels etc.); here the fem. adjectives prove that °kam is m.c. for °kām; the same must be assumed also in the next: muktā-maṇī- jālika-chāditāś ca Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 89.2 (verse), and covered with networks of pearls and gems (°ka m.c. for °kā).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJalikā (जलिका).—f.
(-kā) A leech. E. jala water, and ṭhak affix: see jalaukā.
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Jālika (जालिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) A cheat, a rogue, a vagabond, a conjuror or juggler. 2. One who employs nets, &c. for a livelihood. m.
(-kaḥ) A spider. 2. A fisherman. 3. A hunter using nets. E. jāla a net, &c. affix ṭhak .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJālika (जालिक).—[masculine] fowler.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jalikā (जलिका):—[from jala] a f. = laukā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc. [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) b lukā, etc. See above.
3) Jālikā (जालिका):—[from jālaka > jāla] a f. a net (for catching birds etc.), [Kathāsaritsāgara lxi] (cf. mṛga-jālikā)
4) [v.s. ...] a veil, [Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra i, 14, 12/13] a kind of cloth or raiment, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] chain-armour, [Rāmāyaṇa iii, 28, 26]
6) [v.s. ...] a spider, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] plantain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] a multitude, [Kādambarī iv, 145]
9) [v.s. ...] a widow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] iron, [Horace H. Wilson]
11) [v.s. ...] = komāsikā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) Jālika (जालिक):—[from jāla] mf(ī)n. deceptive
13) [v.s. ...] m. a cheat [gana] parpādi
14) [v.s. ...] ([gana] vetanādi) ‘living on his net’, a bird-catcher, [Caṇḍa-kauśika ii, 2]
15) [v.s. ...] a spider, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
16) [v.s. ...] = grāma-jālin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
17) Jālikā (जालिका):—2. jālikā f. = jal, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jalikā (जलिका):—(kā) 1. f. A leech.
2) Jālika (जालिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A spider; fisherman; a hunter using nets. a. Cheating, juggling.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Jālika (जालिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Jāliya, Jāliyā.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryJālikā (जालिका):—(nf) a plexus.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJalika (ಜಲಿಕ):—
1) [noun] one who cheats others by deception; a cheat; a fraud; a deceiver.
2) [noun] a man whose profession is catching fish; a fisherman.
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Jaḷika (ಜಳಿಕ):—
1) [noun] a man who is weak in physical or mental strength; an ineffectual, useless man.
2) [noun] the quality of being weak, useless or sapless; want of strength.
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Jaḷika (ಜಳಿಕ):—[adjective] lacking strength, vigour; weak; debilitated.
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Jālika (ಜಾಲಿಕ):—
1) [noun] a fabric made from string, cord, etc., loosely knotted or woven in an openwork pattern and used to trap or snare birds, fish, etc.; a net.
2) [noun] a flexible armour made of metal links used to protect against weapons.
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Jālika (ಜಾಲಿಕ):—
1) [noun] = ಜಾಲಗಾರ [jalagara]2.
2) [noun] any of arachnids of Araneae order having the abdomen usu. unsegmented and constricted at the base, chelicerae modified into poison fangs, and two or more pairs of abdominal spinnerets for spinning threads of silk used in making cocoons for their eggs, nests for themselves or webs to catch prey; a spider.
3) [noun] the administrative officer of a district or province.
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Jāḷika (ಜಾಳಿಕ):—
1) [noun] a fabric made from string, cord, etc., loosely knotted or woven in an openwork pattern and used to trap or snare birds, fish, etc.; a net.
2) [noun] a flexible armour made of metal links used to protect against weapons.
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Jāḷika (ಜಾಳಿಕ):—
1) [noun] a man whose occupation is catching fish; a fisherman.
2) [noun] a man who defrauds; a cheat; a fraud; a deceiver.
3) [noun] any of an order (Araneae sin. Araneida) of arachnids having the abdomen usu. unsegmented and constricted at the base, chelicerae modified into poison fangs, and two or more pairs of abdominal spinnerets for spinning threads of silk used in making cocoons for their eggs, nests for themselves or webs to catch prey; a spider.
4) [noun] the administrative officer of a district or province.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryJālikā (जालिका):—n. small net; fine net; network;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jalikatana.
Ends with: Aimdrajalika, Aindrajalika, Anjalika, Baddhanjalika, Dhavajalika, Ekanjalika, Grihajalika, Gunjalika, Indajalika, Indrajalika, Kajjalika, Kavacajalika, Mrigajalika, Nipannanjalika, Nyanjalika, Pamsujalika, Panjalika, Pannanjalika, Pranjalika.
Full-text (+7): Jaliya, Mrigajalika, Jalaka, Komasika, Grihajalika, Jaluka, Indrajalika, Pamsujalika, Jaliga, Jalokika, Jaloka, Jaligakitaka, Jalaluka, Kavacajalika, Joshika, Indajalika, Imdra, Indra, Ratanamaka, Calika.
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