Krikana, Kṛkaṇa: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṛkaṇa can be transliterated into English as Krkana or Krikana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKṛkaṇa (कृकण).—A son of Bhajamāna.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 13. 2.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṛkaṇa (कृकण).—
1) A kind of partridge.
2) A worm.
3) An epithet of Śiva.
Derivable forms: kṛkaṇaḥ (कृकणः).
See also (synonyms): kṛkara.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛkaṇa (कृकण).—m.
(-ṇaḥ) 1. A kind of partridge, commonly Kaer, (Perdix sylvatica.) 2. A worm. E. kṛka the throat, and aṇ to sound, affix ac, the deriv. irr.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṛkaṇa (कृकण):—m. a kind of partridge (commonly Kaër, Perdrix sylvatica cf. kṛkara and krakara), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) a worm, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) = āya-sthāna [gana] śuṇḍikādi
4) Name of a man, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
5) of a locality, [Pāṇini 4-2, 145.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛkaṇa (कृकण):—(ṇaḥ) 1. m. A kind of partridge (Perdrix silvatica); a worm.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKṛkaṇa (ಕೃಕಣ):—[noun] the bird Perdix sylvatica of Phasianidae family; a kind of partridge.
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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Full-text: Krikaniya, Krakana, Krikara, Karkana, Krikaneyu, Kirukanam.
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