Jarjarika, Jarjarīka, Jarjarikā: 7 definitions

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Jarjarika 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Jarjarikā (जर्जरिका) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.45.14). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Jarjarikā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Jarjarika in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jarjarīka (जर्जरीक).—a.

1) Old, decayed.

2) Ragged, full of holes, perforated.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jarjarīka (जर्जरीक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. Ragged, perforated, full of holes. 2. Old, decayed. E. See the last, īkan aff.

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

1) Jarjarīka (जर्जरीक):—[from jara] mfn. decayed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] ragged, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Jarjarīka (जर्जरीक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Ragged, full of holes, decayed.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jarjarika 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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