Karapankaja, Karapaṅkaja, Kara-pankaja: 3 definitions
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Karapankaja 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)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationKarapaṅkaja (करपङ्कज) refers to the “lotus-like hand” (of Pārvatī), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.48 (“Description of Marriage of Śiva and Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Śiva grasped the lotus-like hand (karapaṅkaja) of Pārvatī in his hand repeating the Vedic mantras. Lord Śiva was greatly delighted. Touching the ground and showing the worldly course of action, O sage, Śiva recited the mantra ‘kāmasya kodāt’. There was a great jubilation everywhere that gladdened everyone. Cries of “Victory” rose up in the heaven, the earth and the sky. The delighted people shouted “Well done” and “Obeisance to you”. The Gandharvas sang sweetly with pleasure. The celestial damsels danced. [...]”.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarapaṅkaja (करपङ्कज).—a lotus-like hand, beautiful hand; करकमलवितीर्णैरम्बुनीवारशष्पैः (karakamalavitīrṇairambunīvāraśaṣpaiḥ) Uttararāmacarita 3.25.
Derivable forms: karapaṅkajam (करपङ्कजम्).
Karapaṅkaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kara and paṅkaja (पङ्कज). See also (synonyms): karakamala, karapadma.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarapaṅkaja (करपङ्कज):—[=kara-paṅkaja] [from kara] m. = -kamala above.
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)
Partial matches: Pankaja, Kara.
Full-text: Karakamala, Karapadma.
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