Akaca, Akāca: 13 definitions
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Akaca means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Akacha.
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Pali-English dictionary
akāca : (adj.) flowless.
Akāca, (adj.) (a + kāca) pure, flawless, clear D.II, 244; Sn.476; J.V, 203. (Page 1)
akāca (အကာစ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[na+kāca]
[န+ကာစ]
[Pali to Burmese]
akāca—
(Burmese text): (၁) မကြမ်းထမ်းသော၊ အပြစ်အနာ-မရှိ-ကင်းလွတ်-သော၊ သည်။ (၂) နိဗ္ဗာန်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Not torturous, faultless - completely free from suffering. (2) Nirvana.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Akaca (अकच).—a. [na. ba.] Bald.
-caḥ Name of Ketu (the descending node), who is represented as a headless trunk. Tv. explains it thus : अकाय दुःखाय चायते (akāya duḥkhāya cāyate); चाय्-ड (cāy-ḍa); केतुग्रहस्य उदयेन लोकोपप्लवस्य शास्त्रप्रसिद्धिः (ketugrahasya udayena lokopaplavasya śāstraprasiddhiḥ).
Akāca (अकाच).—adj. (= Pali id.; [etymology] uncertain; [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary] not glass, originally of jewels; it is once applied to jewels, along with vimala and suddha, in Dīghanikāya (Pali) ii.244.10 = Jātaka (Pali) ii.418.20; another theory in Senart i note 508), free from blemish or impurity: achidram akācam avraṇaṃ anāśravam te caraṇaṃ Mahāvastu i.164.7.
Akaca (अकच).—m.
(-caḥ) Name of Ketu, the dragon’s tail, or descending node. mfn.
(-caḥ-cā-caṃ) Bald, destitute of hair. E a priv. and kaca hair; this applies to Ketu, as the symbol of the asterism is a headless trunk.
1) Akaca (अकच):—[=a-kaca] mfn. hairless, bald
2) [v.s. ...] cf. ut-, ūrdhva-, vi-
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Ketu, the dragon’s tail or descending node (having a headless trunk), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Akaca (अकच):—[bahuvrihi compound] I. m. f. n.
(-caḥ-cā-cam) Bald, destitute of hair. Ii. m.
(-caḥ) A name of Ketu, the dragon’s tail, or descending node. E. a priv. and kaca: this applies to Ketu, as the symbol of the asterism is a headless trunk.
Akaca (अकच):—[a-kaca] (caḥ) 1. m. Name of Ketu, the descending node; a. Bald.
Akaca (अकच):—(3. a + kaca) m. Ketu, der niedersteigende Knoten [Hārāvalī 37.]
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Akaca (अकच):—vgl. utkaca, ūrdhvakaca, vikaca .
Akaca (अकच):—m. Ketu , der niedersteigende Knoten.
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
Akaca (ಅಕಚ):—[adjective] bald-headed; hairless.
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Akaca (ಅಕಚ):—
1) [noun] a man who has no hair on the head; a bald-headed man.
2) [noun] the ninth of the nine astrological planets, Kētu.
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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Partial matches (+0): A, Kaca, Na.
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