Guhaka, Guha-ka: 3 definitions
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Guhaka 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 dictionaryGuhaka (गुहक).—(pl.) the number six.
Derivable forms: guhakam (गुहकम्).
Guhaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms guha and ka (क).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGuhaka (गुहक):—[=guha-ka] [from guha > guh] n. [plural] ‘Skanda’s heads’, the number, ‘six.’
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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: Guhakaram.
Ends with: Anga-niguhaka, Niguhaka.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.9.123 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Verse 1.9.124 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Verse 2.6.121 < [Chapter 6 - The Lord’s Meeting with Advaita Ācārya]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.5.18 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 12 - The Performance and Renunciation of Prescribed Karmas < [Book 11 - Eleventh Skandha]