Hakara, Hakārā, Hākāra, Ha-kara: 11 definitions

Introduction
In Buddhism
1. Tibetan Buddhism
In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
5. Nepali
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Introduction:

Hakara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Hakāra (हकार) refers to the “letter Ha”, according to the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi [i.e., Cakrasamvara Meditation] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “The letter Ha [e.g., hakāra] takes (one’s) color, the letter Ho causes the loss of smell, The letter Hrīṃ will also kill (one’s) strength, observe the drinking of liquor”.

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Hakāra (हकार) refers to the “letter Ha”, according to chapter 50 of the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “Now, I will explain the characteristic of Mahākaṅkāla. [...] [The practitioner] devotes himself to the yogic union of churner and the churnable by means of the threads (viz., channels) in the middle of [his] navel region. [Awakening minds,] assuming the shape of the letter ha (hakāra-ākārarūpa), [flow down] from [his] head appearing like single threads (viz., channels). [...]”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Hākāra (हाकार) is the name of the law promulgated by the incarnation of Sāgara (Sāgaracandra), according to chapter 1.2 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly,

“[...], Knowing nīti from recollections of former births, [Sāgara (incarnated)] divided the wishing-trees and gave them to the twins, as an old man divides property among members of his family. He promulgated the law of Hākāra for the punishment of any one who crossed the boundary from desire for another’s wishing-tree. As a result of his punishment with the words, ‘Hā! you did that wickedly’, the twins did not exceed the boundaries, as waters do not exceed the bank of the ocean. In regard to the Hā-punishment the twins thought, ‘Better corporal punishment, etc., than the disgrace of the Hā’.”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

hakārā (हकारा).—&c. Note. These words being derivatives of hāka or hāṅka, the preferable form is that to which we make reference; but the popular form, in the Desh at least, is decidedly this.

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hākārā (हाकारा).—m (hāka) A general or a great and continued calling unto &c. See hākāṭā.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Hākāra (हाकार).—the exclamation हा (hā).

Derivable forms: hākāraḥ (हाकारः).

Hākāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hā and kāra (कार).

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

Hākāra (हाकार).—[masculine] the exclamation hā.

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

1) Hakāra (हकार):—[=ha-kāra] [from ha] m. the letter or sound ha, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

2) Hākāra (हाकार):—[=hā-kāra] [from hā] m. the excl° hā, [Śiśupāla-vadha]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Hākāra (हाकार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Hakkāra.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Hakāra (हकार):—(nm) the letter ['ha'] and its sound; ~[rāṃta] (a word) ending in [h].

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Hakāra (ಹಕಾರ):—[noun] the letter or the sound of 'ಹ' (usu. pronounced with the vowel 'ಅ'.

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Hākāra (ಹಾಕಾರ):—[noun] utterance of the interjection "ಹಾ [ha]" (expressing pain, wonder, mental scock, etc.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Hakāra (हकार):—n. the letter /ह/ and its sound;

2) Hakāra (हकार):—n. 1. calling; 2. chiding; rebuking; scolding; 3. insult; disgrace; scandal;

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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.

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