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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Jihvaka (जिह्वक).—A Bhārgava gotrakara.^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 195. 27.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Jihvaka (जिह्वक).—[-jihva + ka], a substitute for jihvā when the latter part of comp. adj., e. g. a-, adj., f. kā, Without a tongue, Mahābhārata 3, 16137.

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

Jihvaka (जिह्वक).—(adj. —°, [feminine] ikā) tongued.

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

1) Jihvaka (जिह्वक):—[from jihva] mf(ikā)n. ifc. the tongue, [Mahābhārata iii, 16137] (a-jihvaka, ‘tongueless’ f. Name of a Rākṣasī), [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi i, 7, 279]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of fever, [Śalrṅg], [Vaidyav.]

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

Jihvakā (जिह्वका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jibbhiyā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jihvaka 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jihvaka (ಜಿಹ್ವಕ):—

1) [noun] a kind of delirium characterised by inflammation of the body, the tongue becoming rough, temporary loss of consciousness, etc.

2) [noun] one of the twelve kinds in kissing, touching the tongues mutually.

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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: Jihva-kantarokam, Jihvakakranta, Jihvakampana, Jihvakatya.

Ends with: Ajihvaka, Krishnajihvaka, Raktajihvaka.

Full-text: Ajihvaka, Jibbhiya, Ajihvika, Jihvika.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Jihvaka, Jihvakā; (plurals include: Jihvakas, Jihvakās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)

Lineages of Bhṛgu < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]

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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)

1b. Study of Fever (Jvara) in the Caraka-Saṃhita < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]

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