Karakantaka, Karakaṇṭaka, Kara-kantaka: 5 definitions
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Karakantaka 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarakaṇṭaka (करकण्टक).—a finger-nail.
Derivable forms: karakaṇṭakaḥ (करकण्टकः), karakaṇṭakam (करकण्टकम्).
Karakaṇṭaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kara and kaṇṭaka (कण्टक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarakaṇṭaka (करकण्टक).—m.
(-kaḥ) The finger-nail. E. kara the hand, and kaṇṭaka a thorn.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarakaṇṭaka (करकण्टक):—[=kara-kaṇṭaka] [from kara] m. ‘hand-thorn’, a finger-nail, [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.
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Partial matches: Kantaka, Kara.
Full-text: Kantaka.
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