Raca, Racā, Rācā: 5 definitions
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Raca means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Tamil. 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 Racha.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryraca (रच).—m P (racaṇēṃ) A pile or orderly heap.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishraca (रच).—m A pile or orderly heap.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryRāca (राच) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit words: Cūpai, Pai.
Rāca has the following synonyms: Rāci.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Raca (रच) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uggaha, Raiāva, Raya, Rayāva, Viḍaviḍa, Viḍaviḍḍa.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconRacā (ரசா) noun See ரஜா. [raja.] (W.)
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Rācā (ராசா) noun < rājā.
1. See ராஜா [raja],
1. (தக்கயாகப்பரணி [thakkayagapparani] 4, உரை. [urai.])
2. See ராஜா [raja], 2.
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+39): Racacha, Racacintamani, Racacuyam, Racai, Racajilledu, Racaka, Racakam, Racakanimaram, Racakkanam, Racakuntu, Racam, Racamam, Racamani, Racamantalam, Racameluku, Racana, Racana-shiksha, Racanai, Racanakara, Racanamgey.
Ends with (+53): Acaparaca, Acyutapraca, Adalya Gharaca, Agodaraca, Agodharaca, Akkiracca, Angakhandyavaraca, Ankiraca, Arapiraca, Ardhanaraca, Bahuvaraca, Bauvaraca, Chitraca, Ciraca, Cirraca, Curaca, Cuveraca, Daraca, Dimaraca, Duranduraca.
Full-text (+2504): Rasa, Uggaha, Adbhutarasa, Rasadhatu, Gorasa, Rasaka, Sthayibhava, Rasashastra, Rasasthana, Rasagandha, Bibhatsa, Jatirasa, Shrirasa, Adirasa, Rasahva, Kamarasa, Rasaprakashasudhakara, Amarasa, Rasatmaka, Potturaca.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 11 - The Theory of Rasas and their Chemistry < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]
Part 7 - Growth and Disease < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]
Part 10 - The Circulatory and the Nervous System < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter LXIII - Different Combinations of six different Rasas < [Canto V - Tantra-bhusana-adhyaya (embellishing chapters)]
Chapter LVII - Symptoms and Treatment of aversion to food (Arochaka) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Chapter LXVI - The different Modifications of the different Doshas < [Canto V - Tantra-bhusana-adhyaya (embellishing chapters)]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 2 - Rasa or the sentiment < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Part 1 - Sanskrit kāvya and its definitions < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Part 1 - Adherence of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita to the norms of a mahākāvya < [Chapter II - The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 1.2 - Types of Rasa < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Literary Study (Conclusion) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Part 1.3 - Delineation of Rasa in the Mālatīmādhava—Introduction < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.17.119 < [Chapter 17 - The Lord’s Travel to Gayā]
Verse 1.11.71 < [Chapter 11 - Meeting with Śrī Īśvara Purī]
Verse 1.10.58 < [Chapter 10 - Marriage with Śrī Lakṣmīpriyā]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.8.64 < [Part 8 - Compatible & Incompatible Mellows (maitrī-vaira-sthiti)]
Verse 4.8.14 < [Part 8 - Compatible & Incompatible Mellows (maitrī-vaira-sthiti)]
Verse 4.8.19 < [Part 8 - Compatible & Incompatible Mellows (maitrī-vaira-sthiti)]
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