Arkakshetra, Arkakṣetra, Arka-kshetra: 4 definitions

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Arkakshetra 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.

The Sanskrit term Arkakṣetra can be transliterated into English as Arkaksetra or Arkakshetra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Arkakṣetra (अर्कक्षेत्र).—

1) the field of the sun; the sign Leo, presided over by the sun.

2) Name of a holy place in Orissa.

Derivable forms: arkakṣetram (अर्कक्षेत्रम्).

Arkakṣetra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms arka and kṣetra (क्षेत्र).

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

Arkakṣetra (अर्कक्षेत्र):—[=arka-kṣetra] n. ‘the field of the sun’, Name of a sacred place in Orissa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Arkakshetra in German

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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.

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