Akhanikabaka, Ākhanikabaka: 4 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ākhanikabaka (आखनिकबक).—[ā-khan-karaṇe kartari vā ikabaka P. Mahābhārata on P.III.3.125]

1) A stork in relation to a mouse; (fig.) a man who behaves like a hero towards a weak person.

2) = आखनिक (ākhanika) q. v. above (= khanitram Sk.).

Derivable forms: ākhanikabakaḥ (आखनिकबकः).

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

Ākhanikabaka (आखनिकबक):—[=ā-khanika-baka] [from ā-khanika > ā-kha] m. ‘a stork in relation to a mouse’, (metaphorically) a man who behaves as an oppressor towards a weak person, ([gana] pātresamitādi and yuktārohy-ādi q.v.)

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