Cakrakaraka, Cakra-karaka, Cakrakāraka: 8 definitions
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Cakrakaraka 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chakrakaraka.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Cakrakāraka (चक्रकारक).—Known by the name कारक-चक्र (kāraka-cakra) also, a small work on syntax attributed to वररुचि (vararuci).
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Cakrakāraka (चक्रकारक).—
1) a nail.
2) a kind of perfume.
Derivable forms: cakrakārakam (चक्रकारकम्).
Cakrakāraka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cakra and kāraka (कारक).
Cakrakāraka (चक्रकारक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A kind of perfume, apparently a dried shellfish: see nakhī. E. cakra a heap, and kāraka what makes.
Cakrakāraka (चक्रकारक):—[=cakra-kāraka] [from cakra] n. the perfume unguis odoratus, [Bhāvaprakāśa v, 2, 80.]
Cakrakāraka (चक्रकारक):—[cakra-kāraka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A perfume.
Cakrakāraka (चक्रकारक):—(cakra + kā) n. eine Art Parfum [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 4, 17.]
Cakrakāraka (चक्रकारक):—n. unguis odoratus [Bhāvaprakāśa 1,190.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Cakrakāraka (ಚಕ್ರಕಾರಕ):—
1) [noun] a kind of perfume.
2) [noun] the plant Galedupa arborea.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Karaka, Cakra.
Full-text (+0): Cakkirakarakam, Cakkarakarakam.
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