Ankakara, Aṅkakāra, Amkakara: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Ankakara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaAṅkakāra (अङ्ककार) refers to a “champion warrior” and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 11.22. Bālarāmāyaṇa, Act 8, describes a fight between the champions or Aṅkakāras of Rāma and Rāvaṇa. The word secondarily means “rival”, “surpassing”, “similar”, e.g., in Naiṣadha-carita 11.22, in Maṅkhaka 7.11 and 1.43. According to Viśvaprakāśa, aṅka means citrayuddha.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryAṅkakāra.—(EI 3, 4), a champion; same as Telugu-Kannaḍa aṅkakāṟa, sometimes explained as ‘a soldier or warrior who took a vow to defend his master and fight in the latter's cause to death’ (Hyderabad Archaeological Series, No. 18, p. 34). See aṅka. Note: aṅkakāra is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aṅkakāra (अङ्ककार):—[=aṅka-kāra] [from aṅka > aṅk] m. a champion chosen by each side to decide a battle, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] aṅkakārī-√kṛ, to choose such a champion, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusAṃkakāra (ಅಂಕಕಾರ):—
1) [noun] a professional wrestler.
2) [noun] a brave, valorous man (in gen.); a leading hero.
3) [noun] a brave man who has been conferred with a title on for his distinction as a soldier.
--- OR ---
Aṃkakāṟa (ಅಂಕಕಾಱ):—[noun] = ಅಂಕಕಾರ [amkakara].
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: Ankakaram, Ankakarana.
Ends with: Aniyamkakara, Kalankakara, Kesaramkakara.
Relevant text
No search results for Ankakara, Aṅkakāra, Anka-kara, Aṅka-kāra, Aṅkakāṟa, Aṃkakāṟa, Aṃkakāra, Amkakara; (plurals include: Ankakaras, Aṅkakāras, karas, kāras, Aṅkakāṟas, Aṃkakāṟas, Aṃkakāras, Amkakaras) in any book or story.