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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Cakru (चक्रु).—m. A doer; L. D. B.
Derivable forms: cakruḥ (चक्रुः).
See also (synonyms): cakri.
Cakru (चक्रु).—m.
(-kruḥ) An agent, a maker, a doer. E. kṛ to make or do, with the reduplicate initial, and ku Unadi aff.
1) Cakru (चक्रु):—[from cakra] 1. cakru = kra ‘a wheel’, only in [compound]
2) [from cakrāṇa] 2. cakru mfn. doing effecting, [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 23.]
Cakru (चक्रु):—(kruḥ) 2. m. An agent, a maker.
Cakru (चक्रु):—(von 1. kar) nom. ag. Thuer, Bewirker [Die Uṇādi-Affixe 1, 22.]
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Cakru (चक्रु):—= cakra Rad: vṛtta [Kāṭhaka-Recension 6, 3.]
Cakru (चक्रु):—1. Rad. vṛtta Adj. kreisrund.
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Cakru (चक्रु):—2. Adj. machend , bewirkend.
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 (+16): Cakruvritta, Cakri, Kilakila, Sukshmadrishti, Avedha, Karnalavadya, Pratipakshagraha, Svarvaravamabhru, Tulyadarshana, Mandikar, Asurarakshasa, Syam, Nirucchvasa, Dhya, Prakram, Durvishaha, Mrij, Mandhatar, Samkri, Sangramika.
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Search found 33 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 1.10.15 < [Chapter 10 - Description of the Birth of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 4.15.9 < [Chapter 15 - The Story of the Women of Barhiṣmatī-pura, the Apsarās, and the Women of Sutala and Nāgendra]
Verse 2.21.40 < [Chapter 21 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study) (by Anand Dilip Raj)
Chapter 17 - Saptadasha Adhyaya (saptadaso'dhyayah) < [Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition]
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]
Panchavimsha Brahmana (English translation) (by W. Caland)
Ancient History of the City of the Delhi in the Epics and the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 1 (1964)]
Purana-visayasuci (Purana Concordance) < [Purana, Volume 1, Part 2 (1960)]
Kapalamocana: An ancient Holy Place < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 2 (1968)]