Kaitaka: 6 definitions
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Kaitaka 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 dictionaryKaitaka (कैतक).—[kaitakyāḥ puṣpaṃ aṇ] A flower of the Ketaka plant. -a. Relating to, coming from Ketaka; मरुलामारुतो- द्धूतमगमत्कैतकं रजः (marulāmāruto- ddhūtamagamatkaitakaṃ rajaḥ) R.4.55.
Derivable forms: kaitakam (कैतकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaitaka (कैतक).—i. e. ketaka + a, adj. Produced from the tree Pandanus odoratissimus, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 4, 55.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaitaka (कैतक):—mfn. ([from] ket), coming from the tree Pandanus odoratissimus, [Raghuvaṃśa iv, 55]
2) n. the flower of that tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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 corpusKaitaka (ಕೈತಕ):—[noun] a flower of the tree Pandanus fascicularis ( = P. odoratissimus, = P. tectorius) of Pandanaceae family (screw pine tree ).
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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