Cakava, Cakavā: 3 definitions

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Cakava means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chakava.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Cakava (चकव) [=cakavo?] refers to a “male bird”, according to the “Añjanā-māhāsatī ro rāsa” (dealing with the lives of Jain female heroes), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—Accordingly, “[...] Pavana went to war, accompanied by his faithful friend. One night, he heard a bird (cakavo) crying for his beloved female (cakavī) from whom he was separated only for the night. This led Pavana to reflect upon his own behaviour and he decided to go back incognito to Añjanā the marriage was consummated and Pavana left an ornament (ābharaṇa) for Añjanā to produce in case she would be questioned. [...]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

cakavā (चकवा).—m The singing of boatmen at the oar.

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cakavā (चकवा).—m (cakravāka S) Brahmany duck, Anas casarca. cakavī f Its female.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Cakavā (चकवा) [Also spelled chakava]:—(nm) a ruddy goose; ~[] a female ruddy goose.

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