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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kākiṇika (काकिणिक).—A coin of small value.^*

• * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 3. 41.

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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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kākiṇikā (काकिणिका).—

1) A shell or cowrie used as a coin.

2) A sum of money equal to 2 cowries or to a quarter of a Paṇa. एका स्निग्धाः काकिणिना सद्यः सर्वेऽरयः कृताः (ekā snigdhāḥ kākiṇinā sadyaḥ sarve'rayaḥ kṛtāḥ) Bhāgavata 11.23.2.

3) A weight equal to a quarter of a Māṣa.

4) A part of a measure.

5) The beam of a balance.

6) A cubit.

7) A kind of jewel.

See also (synonyms): kākiṇi, kākaṇī.

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Kākiṇika (काकिणिक) or Kākiṇīka (काकिणीक).—[Mbh. on P.V.1.33.] a. worth a काकिणी (kākiṇī); कलौ काकिणिकेऽप्यर्थे विगृह्य त्यक्तसौहृदाः (kalau kākiṇike'pyarthe vigṛhya tyaktasauhṛdāḥ) Bhāg. 12.3.41.

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

1) Kākiṇika (काकिणिक):—[from kākiṇi] mfn. worth a Kākiṇī, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa xii, 3, 41]

2) Kākiṇikā (काकिणिका):—[from kākiṇika > kākiṇi] f. = kākiṇī, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 14, 26.]

3) Kākiṇīka (काकिणीक):—[from kākiṇi] mfn. worth a Kākiṇī, [Patañjali on Pāṇini 5-1, 33], [vArttika] 3.

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

Kākiṇikā (काकिणिका):—(kā) 1. f. An atom, a particle.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kakinika in German

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