Jayaka, Jāyaka: 9 definitions
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Jayaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJāyaka (जायक).—A kind of yellow fragrant wood.
Derivable forms: jāyakam (जायकम्).
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Jayaka (जयक).—a. Victorious.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJāyaka (जायक).—n.
(-kaṃ) A yellow fragrant wood. E. ji to excel (all perfumes), and ṇvul aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJāyaka (जायक).—[neuter] a kind of fragrant wood.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jayaka (जयक):—[from jaya] mfn. victorious [gana] ākarṣādi
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, [viii, 685].
3) Jāyaka (जायक):—n. a yellow kind of fragrant wood, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (vv.ll. jāpaka and jāṣaka).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJāyaka (जायक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. A fragrant wood.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryJāyakā (जायका):—(nm) taste, relish; ~[kedāra] delicious, tasty; ~[kā bigaḍanā] to have one’s (sense of) taste impaired.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJāyaka (ಜಾಯಕ):—[noun] the plant Curcuma xanthorrhiza of Zingiberaceae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jayakaar, Jayakamkshin, Jayakankshin, Jayakantai, Jayakantha, Jayakara, Jayakaraka, Jayakarana, Jayakari, Jayakarika, Jayakarin, Jayakarna, Jayakaumudyam caturangakridanam.
Ends with: Mujayaka, Vijayaka.
Full-text: Jashaka, Japaka, Vijayaka, Vijayantika, Vijayanta, Vijayanti, Khusha, Bad, Bada.
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Daily Life (3): Perfumes < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 2 - The genealogy of Mahāsammata < [Book 1 - The beginning of the story of the Doctrine]