Dravyaka: 7 definitions
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Dravyaka 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDravyaka (द्रव्यक).—A carrier of anything.
Derivable forms: dravyakaḥ (द्रव्यकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDravyaka (द्रव्यक).—(-dravyaka), ifc. [bahuvrīhi] (= Sanskrit dravya), substance: aṣṭadravyakam etan nu Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 270.6 (verse), consisting of eight substances (possibly m.c.).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDravyaka (द्रव्यक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A carrier or taker of any thing. E. kan added to the last.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDravyaka (द्रव्यक):—[from drava] m. a carrier or taker of anything, [Pāṇini 5-1, 50.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDravyaka (द्रव्यक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A carrier.
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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: Dravyakalka.
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