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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

Ṭhakka (ठक्क) (in Chinese: Tch'e-k'in) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with Pūrvaphalgunī (or Pūrvaphalgunīnakṣatra) and Uttaraphalgunī (or Uttaraphalgunīnakṣatra), as mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—Chapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmarāja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nakṣatras [e.g., Pūrvaphalgunī and Uttaraphalgunī] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., Ṭhakka] for the sake of protection and prosperity.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

thakka (थक्क).—a Astonished. Puzzled, perplexed.

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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 dictionary

Ṭhakka (ठक्क).—A merchant; Inscription, 1st cen. A. D.

Derivable forms: ṭhakkaḥ (ठक्कः).

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

Ṭhakka (ठक्क):—m. a merchant (= ṭakka), [Inscriptions] (Ist century A.D.)

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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 dictionary

Thakkā (थक्का):—(nm) a clot; lump.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Thakka (थक्क) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Sthā.

2) Thakka (थक्क) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Phakk.

3) Thakka (थक्क) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Śram.

4) Thakka (थक्क) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Sthita.

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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 corpus

Ṭhakka (ಠಕ್ಕ):—[adjective] of the nature of cheating; tending to deceive (another or others).

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Ṭhakka (ಠಕ್ಕ):—

1) [noun] a man who cheats; a cheat; a deceiver.

2) [noun] a man who steals, esp. secretly and without violence.

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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 (+33): Takka-pikkaenal, Takkai, Takkaimurukki, Takkakan, Takkal, Takkal-illatapeccu, Takkala, Takkalamokkala, Takkalcey, Takkaliyuluvan, Takkalpokkal, Takkam, Takkan, Takkana-murttitevar, Takkanai, Takkanakkini, Takkanam, Takkanamutti, Takkananku, Takkanati.

Ends with: Siddhathakka, Utthakka, Vithakka, Vitthakka.

Full-text (+17): Thaka, Thakkugara, Thakka mara, Thakkita, Phakk, Shram, Thakita, Sthita, Kalutaikkuttu, Stha, Takka, Viccuvatevar, Vayccolavu, Veruttaku, Hankam, Piracatti, Takkanku, Ulaviram, Kavalkattu, Tuvashtram.

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