India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Bīṭaka.—(Ep. Ind., Vol. I, p. 279), modern bīd8ā (i. e. a betel bīd8ā). Note: bīṭaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

biṭakā (बिटका).—a Diminutive;--used of ears of corn, and of kinds of mango, guava, cocoanut &c. 2 Smallsized and shapely; little and pretty; tiny;--used restrictedly of things.

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biṭakā (बिटका).—m Air as felt in the muscular parts of the body, cramp.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

biṭakā (बिटका).—a Small-sized-used restrictively of things.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Biṭaka (बिटक) or Biṭakā (बिटका).—A boil.

Derivable forms: biṭakaḥ (बिटकः), biṭakam (बिटकम्).

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

1) Biṭaka (बिटक):—mfn. = piṭaka, a boil, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Bīṭaka (बीटक):—see vīṭaka.

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

Bīṭaka (बीटक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bīḍaga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Bitaka 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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Ends with: Lambitaka.

Full-text: Bidaga, Latakaphataka, Vitaka.

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