Kamyaka, Kāmyaka: 7 definitions
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Kamyaka 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kāmyaka (काम्यक) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.48.19, III.11.11, III.48.12) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kāmyaka) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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
Kāmyaka (काम्यक).—Name of a forest, of a lake; Mb.
Derivable forms: kāmyakaḥ (काम्यकः).
Kāmyaka (काम्यक).—[kāmya + ka], n. The name of a forest, Mahābhārata 3, 218.
Kāmyaka (काम्यक).—[masculine] [Name] of a wood and a lake.
1) Kāmyaka (काम्यक):—[from kāma] m. Name of a forest, [Mahābhārata iii, 218; 242 sqq.]
2) [v.s. ...] of a lake, [ib. ii, 1877.]
Kāmyaka (काम्यक):—(von kāmya) n. Nomen proprium eines Waldes [Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde I, 681, Nalopākhyāna 1.] [Mahābhārata 3, 218. 242. fgg.] [Sāvitryupākhyāna 7, 16.] [Arjunasamāgama 2, 13. 3, 11.] Auch ein See: kāmyakaṃ saraḥ [Mahābhārata 2, 1877.]
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Kāmyaka (काम्यक):—[Oxforder Handschriften 46,b, Nalopākhyāna 3.]
Kāmyaka (काम्यक):—m. Nomen proprium —
1) eines Waldes. —
2) eines Sees.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Kamyaka Forest, Kamyakarm, Kamyakarma, Kamyakarmakamala, Kamyakavana.
Full-text (+0): Kirmira, Kamyakavana, Kamyaka Forest, Vanaparvan, Dvaitavana, Kotikasya, Bakasura, Susharman, Brihadashva, Trinabindu.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Location of the Naimisa Forest < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 1 (1968)]
Sucipatra or contents of the Vamana Purana < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 1 (1970)]
Svalpa Matsya-purana (part 5) < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 2 (1968)]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Chapter 1 - The First Days of Exile < [Vana Parva]
Chapter 5 - The Return of Arjuna and the Evil Plan of Duryodhana < [Vana Parva]
Chapter 6 - The Last Year of Forest Life < [Vana Parva]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 2 - The Greatness of Revā < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]