Rathacarana, Rathacaraṇa, Ratha-carana: 8 definitions

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Introduction:

Rathacarana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Rathacharana.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Rathacaraṇa (रथचरण).—

1) a chariot-wheel; धृतरथचरणोऽभ्ययाच्चलद्गुः (dhṛtarathacaraṇo'bhyayāccaladguḥ) Bhāgavata 1.9.37; Daśakumāracarita 2.7.

2) the सुदर्शन (sudarśana) wheel; रथाङ्गे चन्द्रार्कौ रथचरणपाणिः शर इति (rathāṅge candrārkau rathacaraṇapāṇiḥ śara iti) Śivamahimna 18.

2) the ruddy goose.

Derivable forms: rathacaraṇaḥ (रथचरणः).

Rathacaraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ratha and caraṇa (चरण). See also (synonyms): rathapāda.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rathacaraṇa (रथचरण).—m.

(-ṇaḥ) 1. The ruddy-goose. 2. A chariot-wheel. E. ratha a car, and caraṇa the foot.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rathacaraṇa (रथचरण).—[neuter] chariot-wheel (foot).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Rathacaraṇa (रथचरण):—[=ratha-caraṇa] [from ratha] m. a ch°-wheel, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] Anas Casarca, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rathacaraṇa (रथचरण):—[ratha-caraṇa] (ṇaḥ) 1. m. The ruddy goose.

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context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Rathacaraṇa (ರಥಚರಣ):—

1) [noun] a wheel of a chariot.

2) [noun] the disc-weapon of Viṣṇu.

3) [noun] the ruddy goose, the male and female of which are supposed to be together always.

context information

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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