Dvikakara, Dvikakāra, Dvi-kakara: 6 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dvikakāra (द्विककार).—

1) crow (there being two 'Ka's in the word kāka).

2) the ruddy goose (there being two 'Ka's in the word koka).

Derivable forms: dvikakāraḥ (द्विककारः).

Dvikakāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvi and kakāra (ककार). See also (synonyms): dvika.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dvikakāra (द्विककार).—m.

(-raḥ) A crow. E. dvi two or twice, and kakāra the letter ka, as in kāka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dvikakāra (द्विककार):—[=dvi-ka-kāra] [from dvi-ka > dvi] m. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dvikakāra (द्विककार):—[dvi-kakāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Idem.

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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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