Jalakantaka, Jalakaṇṭaka, Jala-kantaka, Jalakamtaka: 7 definitions
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Jalakantaka 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJalakaṇṭaka (जलकण्टक).—a crocodile.
Derivable forms: jalakaṇṭakaḥ (जलकण्टकः).
Jalakaṇṭaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jala and kaṇṭaka (कण्टक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJalakaṇṭaka (जलकण्टक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. An aquatic plant, (Trapa bispinosa.) 2. A crocodile. E. jala water, and kaṇṭaka a thron. jale kaṇṭaka iva . śṛṅgāṭake kumbhīre ca .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jalakaṇṭaka (जलकण्टक):—[=jala-kaṇṭaka] [from jala] m. ‘water-thorn’ = -kubjaka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a crocodile, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJalakaṇṭaka (जलकण्टक):—[jala-kaṇṭaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Aquatic plant (Trapa bispinosa); a crocodile.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJalakaṃṭaka (ಜಲಕಂಟಕ):—
1) [noun] any of a sub-family (Crocodylinae) of large, flesh-eating, lizard-like crocodilian reptiles living in or around tropical streams and having thick, horny skin composed of scales and plates, a long tail, and a long, narrow, triangular head with massive jaws; a crocodile.
2) [noun] the tree Trapa bispinosa of Trapaceae family; Indian water chestnut.
3) [noun] any danger, peril happened in or caused by, water.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Jala, Kantaka.
Full-text: Kshirashukla.
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