Karanjaka, Karañjaka: 6 definitions
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Karanjaka 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKarañjaka (करञ्जक).—(?) (Mahāvastu ii.470.8, mss.), see s.v. kalandaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarañjaka (करञ्जक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. Karanja: see the preceding. 2. Another plant, (Verbesina scandens, Rox.) Sea bhṛṅgarāja. E. kan added to the foregoing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarañjaka (करञ्जक).—[karañja + ka], m. = the last, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 79, 37.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karañjaka (करञ्जक):—[from karañja] mf(ikā). Pongamia Glabra, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] Verbesina Scandens, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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Ends with: Hastikaranjaka.
Full-text: Hastikaranjaka, Udakirya, Udakiryya, Kalandaka.
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 79 - The Story of Bhadreśvara < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 30 - Description of the Hermitage of Bharadvāja < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)