Kankara, Kamkara, Kaṅkara: 13 definitions
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Kankara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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 Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics (Mahayana)Kaṅkara (कङ्कर) refers to “ten-trillion” (10,000,000,000,000) in a list of numeral denominations, according to the Lalitavistara-sūtra, a well-known Buddhist work of the first century B.C.—Accordingly, “The mathematician Arjuna asked the Bodhisattva, ‘O young man, do you know the counting which goes beyond the koṭi on the centesimal scale? Bodhisattva: I know. Arjuna: How does the counting proceed beyond the koṭi on the centesimal scale? Bodhisattva: [hundred niyutas are called kaṅkara, hundred kaṅkaras are called vivara, ...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: BuddhismKaṅkara (कङ्कर) is the sixteenth of sixty digits (decimal place) in an special enumeration system mentioned by Vasubandhu in his Abhidharmakośa (“treasury of knowledge”). The explanations of the measure of years, eons, and so forth must be comprehended through calculation based on a numerical system. Enumeration begins from one and increases by a factor of ten for each shift in decimal place. The sixtieth number in this series is called “countless”.
Among these decimal positions (e.g., kaṅkara), the first nine positions from one to one hundred million are called ‘single set enumeration’. From a billion up to, but not including countless is “the enumeration of the great companion” and is called the ‘recurring enumeration’.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsKankara [कंकरा] in the Nepali language is the name of a plant identified with Vicia sativa subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Vicia sativa var. nigra, Vicia angustifolia, Vicia pilosa. For the possible medicinal usage of kankara, 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.
Kankara in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Pavetta indica L. from the Rubiaceae (Coffee) family having the following synonyms: Pavetta alba, Pavetta obtusa, Ixora indica.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykaṅkara (कंकर).—m Gravel: also a single pebble or particle. Pr. naramadēnta jitakē kaṃ0 titakē śaṅkara. 2 (Commonly kāṅkara) A brace of a drum.
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kaṅkara (कंकर) [or री, rī].—f A variety of the Acacia. The same with dēvabābhaḷa.
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kāṅkara (कांकर).—m A brace (of a drum). 2 R A mark of a goring.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkaṅkara (कंकर).—m A brace of a drum. Gravel, a simple pebble or particle.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaṅkara (कङ्कर).—a. [kaṃ sukhaṃ kirati kṣipati kṝ-ac] Bad, vile, despicable.
-ram 1 Butter-milk (mixed with water).
2) A high number (= 1 niyutas).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKaṅkara (कङ्कर).—(once °la, once kiṃkara), m. or nt., a nigh number, according to Lalitavistara 100 niyuta, but sometimes 100 biṃbara, q.v.: m. (°raḥ) Mahāvyutpatti 7830 (cited from Gaṇḍavyūha); 8004; nt. (°ram) Mahāvyutpatti 7704; 7957 (cited from Lalitavistara); Tibetan in all gtams; Lalitavistara 147.21; Gaṇḍavyūha 133.1 (kiṃkaram); Sukhāvatīvyūha 30.15 kaṃkarāṇi; gender undetermined Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 409.6; Lalitavistara 151.3 Gaṇḍavyūha 105.19 (kaṅkala); 206.17.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṅkara (कङ्कर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) Vile, bad. n.
(-raṃ) Buttermilk mixed with water. See kañjara. E. ka implying bad, or kaṃ water, kara what does or makes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaṅkara (कङ्कर):—mfn. vile, bad, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) n. buttermilk mixed with water, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) a particular high number, [Lalita-vistara]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṅkara (कङ्कर):—[(raḥ-rī-raṃ) a.] Vile, bad. n. Butter-milk mixed with water.
[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 corpusKaṃkara (ಕಂಕರ):—
1) [noun] a small stone piece, a small smooth stone worn by the action of water; a pebble.
2) [noun] a mineral form of silica that crystallizes as hexagonal prisms; quartz.
3) [noun] a mixture of coarse sand and small water-worn or pounded stones, used for paths and roads and as an aggregate; gravel.
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Kaṃkara (ಕಂಕರ):—[noun] a portion of hair that coils or hangs together; a lock of hair; a curl.
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Kaṃkara (ಕಂಕರ):—[adjective] foul; very bad; spiteful, ill-tempered; intending or intended to give pain; wicked.
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Kaṃkara (ಕಂಕರ):—[noun] a man who is morally bad or wrong or acting or doing with evil intent; a depraved man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kamkaraka, Kamkarakallu, Kankaraa, Kankaram, Kankaran, Kankaranem, Kankaranka.
Ends with: Ekankara, Khadekankara, Mahakankara, Yajnakankara.
Full-text (+2): Kankaram, Mahakankara, Kadvara, Ajashringi, Kaccara, Kankhara, Kamkare, Kimkara, Devababhala, Katura, Vivara, Kankari, Karkara, Akshata, Kadara, Katvara, Bimbara, Katkara, Kankaran, Niyuta.
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