In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: archive.org: Vinaya Pitaka (The Book of the Discipline)

Aṭṭaka refers to a “place” (for sweepings) and is mentioned in a list of places which are “not a residence” according to the Khandhaka section of the Vinaya Pitaka.—Accordingly: “[...] A monk under probation should not stay in a residence under one roofing with a regular monk, he should not stay in what is not a residence [e.g., aṭṭaka] under one roofing (with him), he should not stay in a residence or in what is not a residence under one roofing (with him)”.

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Attaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Haldina cordifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nauclea sterculiifolia A. Rich. ex DC.) (Adina Salisb., from the Greek adinos ‘clustered, plentiful, crowded’, referring to the clustered flowers. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
· The Paradisus Londinensis (1807)
· Blumea (1978)
· Forest Fl. N.W. India (1874)
· Genera Plantarum (1873)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

aṭṭaka : (m.) a high platform or scaffold for watchers workers.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Aṭṭaka, (Demin. of aṭṭa¹) a platform to be used as a watchhouse on piles, or in a tree Vin. I, 173; II, 416; III, 322, 372; DA. I, 209. (Page 15)

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aṭṭaka (अट्टक).—An apartment on the roof of a house; a palace also.

Derivable forms: aṭṭakaḥ (अट्टकः).

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

1) Aṭṭaka (अट्टक):—[from aṭṭ] m. an apartment on the roof

2) [v.s. ...] tower.

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

Aṭṭaka (अट्टक):—m.

(-kaḥ) A room on the top of the house. See aṭṭa Iii, taddh. aff. kan.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Aṭṭaka (अट्टक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṭṭaya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Attaka 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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Attaka (அத்தக) adverb < அ [a] + தகு-. [thagu-.] In that manner; அத்தன்மையதாக. அத்தக நிறீஇ [athanmaiyathaga. athaga nirii] (பெருங்கதை இலாவாண. [perungathai ilavana.] 6, 50).

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Attaka (அத்தக) adverb probably from அம் [am] +. Beautifully; அழகு பொருத்த. அத்தக வரிவைய ரளத்தல் காண்மின் [azhagu porutha. athaga varivaiya ralathal kanmin] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 12).

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+1): Atta-karumakaru, Attakacam, Attakai, Attakali, Attakam, Attakama, Attakamma, Attakanam, Attakani, Attakanicceti, Attakanitam, Attakantatanam, Attakanti, Attakara, Attakara Sutta, Attakarana Sutta, Attakarshana, Attakarumam, Attakata, Attakatakam.

Ends with (+92): Aghattaka, Ahicchattaka, Ahichattaka, Airamattaka, Alattaka, Anapaghattaka, Anityadattaka, Anupanapattaka, Anupavattaka, Anupradattaka, Anuvattaka, Apaghattaka, Appamattaka, Aradhattaka, Araghattaka, Arattaka, Avattaka, Bhanudattaka, Cakkavattaka, Caphattaka.

Full-text: Athaka, Attaya, Attakam, Govaraka, Atta.

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