Krishaka, Kṛṣaka, Kṛśaka: 11 definitions
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Krishaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Kṛṣaka and Kṛśaka can be transliterated into English as Krsaka or Krishaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Krashak.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKṛśaka (कृशक).—A nāga born in the Kaśyapa dynasty. (Udyogaparva, Chapter 106, Verse 15).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṛṣaka (कृषक).—a. [kṛṣ-kvan]
1) Attractive, drawing.
2) Ploughing.
-kaḥ 1 A ploughman, husbandman. कच्चिन्न भक्तं बीजं च कर्षकस्यावसीदति (kaccinna bhaktaṃ bījaṃ ca karṣakasyāvasīdati) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 2.5.78.
2) An ox.
-kam A ploughshare. (also m.).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛṣaka (कृषक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. What or who makes furrows or ploughs. 2. Attractive, attrahent. m.
(-kaḥ) 1. The plough-share. 2. A husbandman, a peasant. kṛṣ to plough, &c. Unadi affix, kvan; also kṛṣika.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛṣaka (कृषक).—[kṛṣ + aka], m. A husbandman, Cāṇ, 90.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛṣaka (कृषक).—[masculine] ploughman, husbandman; [feminine] kṛṣikā agriculture.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṛśaka (कृशक):—[from kṛś] mfn. thin, slender
2) Kṛṣaka (कृषक):—[from kṛṣ] m. a ploughman, husbandman, farmer, [Cāṇakya]
3) [v.s. ...] a ploughshare, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] an ox, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛṣaka (कृषक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A ploughman, a peasant; a ploughshare. a. Ploughing; attractive.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryKṛṣaka (कृषक) [Also spelled krashak]:—(nm) a farmer, peasant; cultivator; —[dāsa] a serf; •[prathā] serfdom.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKṛṣaka (ಕೃಷಕ):—[noun] = ಕೃಷಿಕ - [krishika -]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Krishakaya, Krishakaye.
Full-text: Krishika, Krishak, Karshakeyiputra, Karshakeya, Krashak.
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