Cakru: 6 definitions
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Cakru 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 Chakru.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCakru (चक्रु).—m. A doer; L. D. B.
Derivable forms: cakruḥ (चक्रुः).
See also (synonyms): cakri.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakru (चक्रु).—m.
(-kruḥ) An agent, a maker, a doer. E. kṛ to make or do, with the reduplicate initial, and ku Unadi aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cakru (चक्रु):—[from cakra] 1. cakru = kra ‘a wheel’, only in [compound]
2) [from cakrāṇa] 2. cakru mfn. doing effecting, [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 23.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakru (चक्रु):—(kruḥ) 2. m. An agent, a maker.
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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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Starts with: Cakruvritta.
Full-text (+14): Cakruvritta, Cakri, Kilakila, Sukshmadrishti, Avedha, Pratipakshagraha, Karnalavadya, Svarvaravamabhru, Tulyadarshana, Mandikar, Asurarakshasa, Nirucchvasa, Syam, Dhya, Durvishaha, Samkri, Mandhatar, Prakram, Mrij, Samgramika.
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Search found 12 books and stories containing Cakru; (plurals include: Cakrus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.21.40 < [Chapter 21 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Verse 4.15.9 < [Chapter 15 - The Story of the Women of Barhiṣmatī-pura, the Apsarās, and the Women of Sutala and Nāgendra]
Verse 1.12.50 < [Chapter 12 - Description of Śrī Nanda’s Festival]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
11. Goddess Kṛtyā < [Chapter 4 - Female Deities and the Glorification of Women in the Atharvaveda]
The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā (by Dharmachakra Translation Committee)
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2341-2343 < [Chapter 24a - The case for the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XXXVI < [Putradarsana Parva]