Pecaka, Pēcaka: 11 definitions
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Pecaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pechaka.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study1) Pecaka (पेचक) is a synonym (another name) for the Owl (Ulūka), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
2) Pecaka (पेचक) refers to the Great-horned owl (Bubo bubo),
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypēcaka (पेचक).—f n Brass-wire. Used in brocades and stuffs.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPecaka (पेचक).—
1) An owl; अनेन भिन्नाञ्जनमेचकेन कृत्वाक्षिलेपं खलु पेचकेन (anena bhinnāñjanamecakena kṛtvākṣilepaṃ khalu pecakena) Rām. Ch.6.29.
2) The root of an elephant's tail; Mātaṅga L.3.2;6.1,13.
3) A couch, bed.
4) A cloud.
5) A louse.
6) A shelter on a street; Mānasāra.
Derivable forms: pecakaḥ (पेचकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPecaka (पेचक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. An owl. 2. The root of an elephant’s tail. 3. The tip of it. 4. A cloud. 5. A bed. 6. A louse. E. pac to spread, Unadi aff. vun, iṭ inserted.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPecaka (पेचक).—I. m. 1. An owl, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 27, 31. 2. The root of an elephant’s tail. 3. A bed. 4. A louse. 5. A cloud. Ii. f. cikā, A kind of owl, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1. 1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pecaka (पेचक):—m. (√1. pac?) an owl (cf. kṛṣṇa-p)
2) the tip or the root of an elephant’s tail, [Varāha-mihira]
3) a couch, bed (= paryaṅka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) a louse, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) a cloud, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPecaka (पेचक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. An owl; root of an elephant’s tail, or its tip; a cloud; a bee; a louse; a bed.
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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 dictionaryPecaka (पेचक) [Also spelled pechak]:—(nf) a reel (of thread),
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPēcaka (ಪೇಚಕ):—
1) [noun] an owl.
2) [noun] the place where the tail of an elephant is attached to the main body.
3) [noun] the small, flat louse Pediculus humanus capitis of Anoplura order insects with sucking mouthparts, parasitic on on the humans head; head louse.
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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Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Chapter 7 - The Ground Plans (padavinyāsa-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 31 - The Courts (prākāra)
Elephantology and its Ancient Sanskrit Sources (by Geetha N.)