Holika, Holikā: 10 definitions

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Holika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: WikiPedia: Hinduism

Holikā (होलिका): Holika was a demoness who was killed on the day of Holi. She was the sister of King Hiranyakashipu. The story of Holika's conflict signifies the triumph of good over evil.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Holikā (होलिका) or Holikāprabandha is the name of a work by Kṣamākalyāṇa dealing with Festivals in Jain literature.—The Holikā-prabandha (in Sanskrit) is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The purpose of the Holikā-prabandha is to promote clearly the Jain vision and practice of Holī against the traditional Hindu customs, which are regarded as unethical, (Cf. 12r12-14; for a modern expression of the same idea and Jain criticisms about Holi see J.e. cort, Jains in the World, oxford, 2001, pp. 180-181). The story of the previous birth of Holikā (see ed.) is not present here.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Holikā (होलिका).—The festival called होलाका (holākā) q. v. above.

See also (synonyms): holī.

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

Holikā (होलिका):—[ho+likā] (kā) 1. f. A house lizard.

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

Holikā (होलिका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Holiyā.

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

Holikā (होलिका):—[from holākā] f. the Holī festival (also applied to a Rākṣasī worshipped at it), [Horace H. Wilson]

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Holika in German

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

hōlikā (होलिका).—f S The Rakshasi presiding over or tutelary of the hōḷī; the festival of the hōḷī; and the pile &c. arranged. See hōḷī.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

hōlikā (होलिका).—f The Rakshasi presiding over the Holi festival.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Holikā (होलिका):—(nf) the [holī] festival; ~[dahana] burning of the pile of fuel on the occasion of [holī].

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