Himakara, Hima-kara, Himākara: 11 definitions
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Himakara 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
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Himakara (हिमकर) represents the number 1 (one) in the “word-numeral system” (bhūtasaṃkhyā), which was used in Sanskrit texts dealing with astronomy, mathematics, metrics, as well as in the dates of inscriptions and manuscripts in ancient Indian literature.—A system of expressing numbers by means of words arranged as in the place-value notation was developed and perfected in India in the early centuries of the Christian era. In this system the numerals [e.g., 1—himakara] are expressed by names of things, beings or concepts, which, naturally or in accordance with the teaching of the Śāstras, connote numbers.
Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Himakara (हिमकर) is the name of a Gaṇeśvara (attendant of Śiva), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.9 (“Śiva’s campaign”).—Accordingly, as Śiva with the Gods attacked Tripura: “[...] O great Brahmins, all the Gaṇeśvaras went to the three cities. Who can enumerate them fully? I shall mention a few. These were the important ones who were there—[e.g., Himakara] [...]. These and other innumerable lords of Gaṇas who cannot be characterised and classified surrounded Śiva and went ahead. [...] They were capable of burning the entire world including the mobile and immobile beings, within a trice by their very thought. Surrounding Śiva, the great lord, they went ahead. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Himakara (हिमकर).—
1) the moon; लुठति न सा हिमकरकिरणेन (luṭhati na sā himakarakiraṇena) Gītagovinda 7.
2) camphor.
Derivable forms: himakaraḥ (हिमकरः).
Himakara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hima and kara (कर).
Himakara (हिमकर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) Frigorific, cold. m.
(-raḥ) 1. The moon. 2. Camphor. E. hima cold, and kara who makes, or a ray.
Himakara (हिमकर).—[hima-kara], I. adj. Frigorific, cold. Ii. m. 1. The moon, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 92, 7. 2. Camphor.
Himakara (हिमकर).—[masculine] the moon (cool-rayed).
1) Himakara (हिमकर):—[=hima-kara] [from hima > him] mfn. causing or producing cold, cold, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] m. the moon, [Harivaṃśa; Kāvya literature; Varāha-mihira] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] camphor, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Himakara (हिमकर):—[hima-kara] (raḥ) 1. m. Camphor; the moon. a. Cooling; cold.
Himakara (हिमकर):—m.
1) der Mond (kaltstrahlig) [Harivaṃśa 2595.] [Raghuvaṃśa.9,38.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 24,33.] [BṚH. 25,2.] [Gītagovinda.7,34.] [Ānandalaharī] in [Kāvya-Saṅgraha 57.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī.4,17.] [Dhūrtasamāgama 92,7.] [Oxforder Handschriften 238,b,8.] —
2) Kampfer [Rājanirghaṇṭa 12, 60.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Himakara (ಹಿಮಕರ):—[noun] = ಹಿಮ [hima]2 - 2 & 5.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Himakara (हिमकर):—n. the Moon;
2) Himākara (हिमाकर):—n. chasm made by glacier;
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)
Starts with: Himakarabhushana, Himakarabimba, Himakaramamdala, Himakaratanaya.
Full-text: Himakaratanaya, Himakarabhushana, Himakaramamdala, Himakarabimba, Himadyuti, Himaruci, Imakaran, Himakar, Himadidhiti, Himamayukha, Himkar, Himarashmi, Himatvish, Ahimakara, Himamshu, Aulikara, Hima.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.134 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) (by Arthur Avalon)
Verse 32 < [Section 6]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Ganitatilaka (Sanskrit text and English introduction) (by H. R. Kapadia)
Page 192 < [Sanskrit Text of the Ganitatilaka]
Indian Astronomy (a source book) (by B. V. Subbarayappa)