Kikasa, Kīkasa, Kikasha: 13 definitions
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Kikasa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKīkasa (कीकस).—The mother of Balāhaka and seven other sons, all commanders of Bhaṇḍa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 24. 6.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)Kīkasa (कीकस) (Cf. Asthi) refers to a “bone”, according to the Bhūśalyasūtrapātananimittavidhi section of Jagaddarpaṇa’s Ācāryakriyāsamuccaya, a text within Tantric Buddhism dealing with construction manual for monasteries etc.—Accordingly, “[...] If [some other man] who stands beside the donor announces a [creature’s] name while a cord is being cast, then there is an impure substance, i.e. a bone (kīkasa-mala) of the creature of the name beneath the site on which the donor is standing. [...]”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsKīkasa (कीकस) refers to “bones”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Where is the body, which is filled with blood, flesh and fat, has a skeleton of slender bones (śīrṇa-kīkasa-pañjara), is bound with tendons and is of bad odour, praised? Continually pouring forth putrid smells through [its] nine orifices, the human body is ever perishable [and] dependent on other [things]”.
Synonyms: Asthi.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKīkasa (कीकस).—a. Hard, firm.
-sam A bone (m.\ also); Mv.5.19; cf. 'कीकसं कुल्यमस्थि च (kīkasaṃ kulyamasthi ca)' Ak; अचिरनष्टहिमागम- कीकसभ्रमकृतां (aciranaṣṭahimāgama- kīkasabhramakṛtāṃ) Rām. ch.4.86.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKīkasa (कीकस).—mfn.
(-saḥ-sā-saṃ) Hard, firm. n.
(-saṃ) A bone. m.
(-saḥ) A worm, an insect. E. kī derived from kim what, a depreciating particle, before kas to go, affix ac.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKīkasa (कीकस).—n. A bone, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 95, 13.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKīkasa (कीकस).—[masculine] the spine; [feminine] kīkasā vertebre; [neuter] a bone i.[grammar]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kīkasa (कीकस):—mfn. hard, firm, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) m. the breast-bone and the cartilages of the ribs connected with it (cartilagines costarum), [Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa]
3) a kind of worm (= kikkiśa?), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Kīkasā (कीकसा):—[from kīkasa] f. [Vedic or Veda] vertebra or a rib (of which six are enumerated), [Ṛg-veda x, 163, 2; Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā] etc.
5) Kīkasa (कीकस):—n. idem, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxv, 6]
6) a bone, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. kaikasa.)
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kīkaśa (कीकश) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kikasa.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryKikasa (किकस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kīkaśa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKīkasa (ಕೀಕಸ):—[adjective] not easily dented, pierced, cut or crushed; resistant to pressure; hard; firm; rigid.
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Kīkasa (ಕೀಕಸ):—[noun] any of the separate parts of the hard connective tissue forming the skeleton of most full-grown vertebrate animals; a bone.
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)
Starts with: Kikacam, Kikasakasthi, Kikasamala, Kikasamukha, Kikasapanjara, Kikasasthi, Kikasasya.
Ends with: Sattvakikasa, Shirnakikasa.
Full-text: Kikasasya, Kika, Kikasamukha, Kikasasthi, Kikasu, Kida, Kaikasa, Kekasura, Asthi, Kekasa, Amushmika, Kikacam, Kitaka, Shirna, Panjara, Manika, Jatru, Balahaka, Gati.
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