Aroka, Āroka: 7 definitions

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Aroka 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aroka (अरोक).—a. [na. ba.]

1) Without holes (acchidra).

2) Without splendour, obscured, dim.

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Āroka (आरोक).—

1) Shining through.

2) Small points of light between the threads of a web.

Derivable forms: ārokaḥ (आरोकः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aroka (अरोक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Obscured, dimmed, darkened. E. ruc to be light, ghañ affix; a neg. prefix.

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

1) Aroka (अरोक):—[=a-roka] mfn. (√ruc), not bright, darkened, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Āroka (आरोक):—[=ā-roka] [from ā-ruc] a m. shining through

3) [v.s. ...] small points of light (appearing through the threads of worn cloth etc.), [Ṛg-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] an interstice (as between the teeth etc.), [Mantra-brāhmaṇa]

5) [=ā-roka] b See ā-√ruc.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aroka (अरोक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Obscure.

[Sanskrit to German]

Aroka in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Arōka (ಅರೋಕ):—

1) [adjective] not porous; impervious.

2) [adjective] thick, compact; having its particles closely united; dense.

3) [adjective] without splendour; obscured; dim.

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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.

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