Cakranga, Cakra-anga, Cakramga, Cakrāṅga: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Cakranga 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 Chakranga.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationCakrāṅga (चक्राङ्ग) or Cakravāka refers to a kind of bird, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.22. Accordingly as Śiva said to Sitā:—“[...] O my beloved, beautiful woman, clouds will not reach the place where I have to make an abode for you. [...] The Apricot tree seems to dance with their oscillating branches. They seem to be fanning the self-born god of love. There are Sārasa birds and the intoxicated Cakravāka (Cakrāṅga) birds heightening its beauty”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study1) Cakrāṅga (चक्राङ्ग) (lit. “one who is curve necked”) is a synonym (another name) for Swan (Haṃsa), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
2) Cakrāṅga (चक्राङ्ग) (lit. “a wheel-limbed one which residing in the manasa lake” or “one who goes like the wheel or one who pleases with well-rounded limbs”) is a synonym (another name) for the Cakravāka.
3) Cakrāṅga (चक्राङ्ग) also refers to the White fronted goose (Anser albifrons).
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Cakrāṅga (चक्राङ्ग) refers to one of the five kinds of Vājas, a class of Yellow-eyed Hawks (known as the Pāṭalākṣa division), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the yellow-eyed division of hawks]: “The Vājas are of five kinds. Their descriptions are given separately. [...] That which is shaped like Cakravāka or the Brahminy duck is called the Cakrāṅga”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCakrāṅga (चक्राङ्ग).—
1) a gander having a curved neck.
2) a carriage.
3) the ruddy goose (cakravāka); चक्राङ्गान् स च नित्यं वै सर्वतो वनगोच- रान् (cakrāṅgān sa ca nityaṃ vai sarvato vanagoca- rān) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.268.36.
-ṅgī a goose.
-ṅgam a parasol.
Derivable forms: cakrāṅgaḥ (चक्राङ्गः).
Cakrāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cakra and aṅga (अङ्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakrāṅga (चक्राङ्ग).—m.
(-ṅgaḥ) 1. A gander. 2. A carriage. f. (-ṅgī) 1. A goose. 2. A drug: see kaṭuki. 3. A potherb, (Hilancha repens:) see hilamocikā. E. cakra a wheel, &c. and aṅga a limb or the body.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakrāṅga (चक्राङ्ग).—i. e. cakra-aṅga, m. A goose, Mahābhārata 8, 1895; [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 12.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakrāṅga (चक्राङ्ग).—[feminine] ī a kind of goose or flamingo.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cakrāṅga (चक्राङ्ग):—[from cakra] m. ‘curved-neck’, a gander, [Mahābhārata viii, xii f.; Rāmāyaṇa v, 16, 11]
2) [v.s. ...] the Cakra (-vāka) bird, [Manu-smṛti v, 12]
3) [v.s. ...] ‘wheel-limbed (cf. kra-pāda)’, a carriage, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] n. ‘disc-shaped’, a parasol, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Cakrāṅgā (चक्राङ्गा):—[from cakrāṅga > cakra] f. = ṅkā, Cocculus tomentosus, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakrāṅga (चक्राङ्ग):—[cakrā+ṅga] (ṅgaḥ) 1. m. A gander; a carriage. f. (ṅgī) A goose, a wild goose; a drug; a potherb.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Cakrāṅga (चक्राङ्ग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Cakkaṃga.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCakrāṃga (ಚಕ್ರಾಂಗ):—
1) [noun] = ಚಕ್ರವಾಕ [cakravaka].
2) [noun] any of several large-bodied, web-footed waterfowl with a long, graceful neck and, typically, pure white feathers; a swan.
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: Cakra, Anga, Anka.
Starts with: Cakrangana, Cakranganidhistuti.
Full-text: Cakranki, Cakkamga, Cakravaka, Vakranga, Cakrahva, Shighra, Cakrangi, Vaja, Sarasa, Pati.
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