Dutaka, Dūtaka: 10 definitions
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India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryDūtaka.—(IE 8-3; HD), messenger; conveyor of a request or message; cf. the Khalimpur plate of Dharmapāla (Ep. Ind., Vol. IV, p. 250), according to which the king was reques- ted to make a grant by a Mahāsāmantādhipati through prince Tribhuvanapāla as the Dūtaka. His function is called dūtya in the Nalanda plate of Devapāla (Ep. Ind., Vol. XVII, 318 ff., text line 51). (IE 8-3; EI 23, 30; CII 3, 4), according to some, the technical title of an officer connected with royal charters, whose duty it was to carry the king's orders to the local officials by whom the charter was then drawn up and delivered. But the Dūtaka seems to have been responsible for putting the document and also perhaps the gift land in the donee's possession. There are instances of more Dūtakas than one (IA 19). See also Ājñā, Dūta, and sva-mukha-ajñā. Cf. Ind. Ep., pp. 143-44. Note: dūtaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDūtaka (दूतक).—[cf. Uṇādi-sūtra 3.9]
1) A messenger; अर्थानर्थान्तरे बुद्धिर्निश्चितापि न शोभते । घातयन्ति हि कार्याणि दूताः पण्डितमानिनः (arthānarthāntare buddhirniścitāpi na śobhate | ghātayanti hi kāryāṇi dūtāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ) || Rām.5.3.38.
2) An envoy, an ambassador; Chāṇ.16.
Derivable forms: dūtakaḥ (दूतकः).
See also (synonyms): dūta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDūtaka (दूतक).—[dūta + ka], I. m. A messenger, Mahābhārata 3, 15438. Ii. f. tikā. 1. A procuress, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 24, 14. 2. A betrayer, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 6, 362.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDūtaka (दूतक).—[feminine] dūtikā the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dūtaka (दूतक):—[from dū] 1. dūtaka m. Name of Agni in the form of a forest conflagration, [Gṛhyāsaṃgraha] (cf. dava, dāva).
2) [from dūta] 2. dūtaka m. a messenger, ambassador (cf. deva.)
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDūtaka (दूतक):—n. 1. dated. an employee as a messenger in royal court; 2. → दूत [dūta]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarydūtaka (ဒူတက) [(na) (န)]—
[dūta(1)+ka]
[ဒူတ(၁)+က]
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)dūtaka—
(Burmese text): ဒူတေန စီဝရစေတာပန္နပဟိတသိက္ခာပုဒ်။။ ဒူတေန-ပုဒ်ဖြင့် မှတ်အပ်သော ရာဇသိက္ခာပုဒ်။
(Auto-Translation): The fundamental principles of governance established in the Dutein Sivarasa. The royal principles noted in the Dutein text.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Starts with: Dutakamma, Dutakara, Dutakarana, Dutakarman, Dutakarya, Dutakavya.
Full-text: Yamadutaka, Dutika, Dutya, Duta, Dootak, Yamadutika, Dautya, Duyaka, Du, Shasayitri, Devaduta, Ajna, Adhyaksha, Dapaka, Gunaighar, Ajnapti, Yama.
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