Kakara, Kākara, Kakāra, Kākāra: 13 definitions

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Kakara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Kakāra (ककार).—The consonant क; cf. वर्णात्कारः (varṇātkāraḥ) P. III.3.108 Vārt. 3.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Kakāra (ककार) or Kakāraka refers to the “letter ka” (symbolizing the state of not being located anywhere, etc.), according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “[...] (The meaning of the letter ka, i.e., not being located anywhere, etc.—) Ka [refers to] all that I repeat narrating in the non-duality of consciousness. [It is] not located anywhere (kvacit); hence, [it is] the letter ka [eg., kakāra—kakārakaṃ yatah]. Therefore, [it is] not [that] direct perception of things is void; [it is] of the nature of the pure reality. [...]”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kakara [కాకర] in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Momordica charantia L. from the Cucurbitaceae (Pumpkin) family having the following synonyms: Momordica muricata, Momordica zeylanica, Momordica charantia var. muricata. For the possible medicinal usage of kakara, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kākara (काकर).—f In ducks and drakes. A skip from the water through the air (of a shell, tile &c.) so thrown as to skim the surface. 2 The languid spinning (the turning once or twice) of a boy's top on being thrown.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kakara (ककर).—A kind of bird (Ved.); Vāj.24.2.

Derivable forms: kakaraḥ (ककरः).

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Kākāra (काकार).—a. Scattering water (kaṃ jalamākirati).

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

Kākāra (काकार).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) Scattering water. E. ka water, kṝ to scatter; with āṅ prefixed, and aṇ aff.

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

Kakāra (ककार).—[masculine] the sound ka.

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

1) Kakāra (ककार):—[=ka-kāra] [from ka] m. the letter or sound ka, [Taittirīya-prātiśākhya]

2) Kakara (ककर):—m. a kind of bird, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxiv, 20; Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā iii, 14, 1.]

3) Kākāra (काकार):—mf(ī)n. scattering water, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Kākāra (काकार):—[(raḥ-rī-raṃ) a.] Scattering water.

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Kakara 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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kakāra (ककार):—(nm) the consonant [k] (k) and its sound; ~[rāṃta] (a word) ending in [k] (k).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kakara (ಕಕರ):—[noun] (masc.) a brutal, violent, lawless person; a ruffian or hoodlum.

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Kakāra (ಕಕಾರ):—[noun] the letter or the sound of, 'ಕ'.

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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.

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