Alternative spellings of this word include Chakrakara.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Cakrākāra (चक्राकार) refers to “that which has the shape of a wheel”, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “The sacred seat of Oḍḍiyāṇa is in between the eyebrows. It illumines (the surroundings) like a jewel and rotates in the shape of a wheel [i.e., cakrākāra] that shines like the rays of the sun in the form of all things. The venerable and great lord of Oḍu, surrounded by the troupe of Yoginīs, is the emperor (of this seat). The power of the will abides as the essential nature (of all things) within the Wheel as the lordship of the sacred seat. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Cakrākāra (चक्राकार) refers to the “form of circle”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān teaches the offering of the root spell], “[...] Having enchanted a pomegranate branch twenty-one times, it should be turned in a circle (cakrākāra) seven times. All hostile Nāgas, cold spells, winds, clouds and thunderbolts fall onto the ground. Their heads burst into seven pieces. Their eyes burst. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

cakrākāra (चक्राकार).—n (S Wheel-form.) Circular.

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

cakrākāra (चक्राकार).—n Circular.

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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

Cakrākāra (चक्राकार).—a. circular, round.

Cakrākāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cakra and ākāra (आकार). See also (synonyms): cakrākṛti.

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

Cakrākāra (चक्राकार):—[from cakra] mf(ā)n. disc-shaped (the earth), [Sūryasiddhānta xii, 54.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Cakrakara 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Cakrākāra (चक्राकार) [Also spelled chakrakar]:—(a) circular; wheel-shaped.

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Partial matches: Cakra, Akara.

Starts with: Cakrakaraka.

Full-text: Chakrakar, Cakrakriti, Madhusudana, Akara, Val, Samsara.

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