Hanka, Hāṅka, Hāṃka, Hamka, Hāṅkā, Hāṃkā, Hankā, Hamkā: 3 definitions
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Hanka means something in the history of ancient India, 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.
India history and geography
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Hāṅkā (हाङ्का) refers to a “crowd of people making noise to bring the animals together”, as commonly depicted on the Saṃsāracakra paintings (representing scenes of human life) in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 185.21 f.: Here follows a description of a printed scroll illustrating the Jaina conception of saṃsāracakra. [...] The saṃsāra-cakra illustrated the three worlds of hell, human world and the world of gods. [For example:] The figure of a king riding on a horse and going for hunting; then the various animals trembling for fear of impending death; then a crowd of people making noise to bring the animals together, i.e., engaged in what is now known as hāṅkā;
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishhāṅka (हांक).—f A call or loud cry, after or to. Notoriety. The reach of a call. hāka dēṇēṃ Call to; return a balloo-answer. hākā māraṇēṃ Make loud plaints. (vyāpāṛyāñcī) hāka kamī hōṇēṃ The going down of their exorbitant terms.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Hāṃka (हांक):—(nf) bawling; calling aloud; —[denā/māranā/lagānā] to call aloud, to bawl.
2) Hāṃkā (हांका):—(nm) in hunting, an uproar (through beating of drums, cans, etc) to drive the prey towards the spot where the hunter is seated.
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Starts with: Hamkalu, Hamkaluterige, Hamkanidale, Hamkarisu, Hankaki adako, Hankalana, Hankam, Hankami, Hankana Vihara, Hankanaka, Hankanem, Hankangyang, Hankara, Hankaranem, Hankarapitthi.
Ends with (+61): Abhishanka, Anatishanka, Anishtashanka, Apashanka, Asanka, Atishanka, Avishanka, Baddhashanka, Baghanka, Balamurishamka, Bhishanka, Dashanka, Dhanka, Dirghashanka, Dolejhanka, Dugdhanka, Durashanka, Gabhanka, Garbhanka, Garbhashanka.
Full-text: Hakati, Hakara, Hakatanem, Hakata, Fear, Crowd, Animal, Trembling, Riding, Hunting, Noise, Hakaranem, Haka.
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