Ghanakara, Ghana-ākara, Ghana-kara, Ghanākara, Ghanākāra: 8 definitions
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Ghanakara 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Ghanakara (घनकर) refers to the “(those elephants) having firm (compact) trunk”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “8. With firm (compact) nails, soles, joints, proha, saṃdāna, cikkā, pali, trunk (ghanakara), and nail tips, eating with the teeth, itchy, showing well-developed speed of limbs and well-developed avaskāra, with smooth forelegs and ends of the trunk tips, he is declared to be a ‘youngster’, in the seventh year”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ghanākara (घनाकर)—the rainy season.
Ghanākara (घनाकर).—m.
(-raḥ) The rainy season. E. ghana a cloud, and ākara a mine or place of producing. ghanānāmākaraḥ ghanān ākirati ā + kṝ ac vā . varṣākāle .
Ghanākara (घनाकर):—[from ghana] m. ‘multitude of clouds’, the rainy season, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Ghanākara (घनाकर):—[ghanā+kara] (raḥ) 1. m. The rainy season.
[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
Ghanākāra (घनाकार):—n. a cube;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ghana, Ghana, Kara.
Full-text: Ghanaakaar.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 716 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Page 572 < [English-Gujarati-Hindi (1 volume)]
Page 301 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 1]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Understanding of Nityaga Kaala from Geographical perspective in India < [Vol. 4 No. 02 (2019)]
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 54 - Mathematics and Astronomy (Gaṇita / Jyotiṣa) < [Part 2 - Dvitīya-pāda]