Karashikara, Karaśīkara, Kara-shikara: 8 definitions
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Karashikara 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.
The Sanskrit term Karaśīkara can be transliterated into English as Karasikara or Karashikara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaraśīkara (करशीकर).—water thrown out by an elephant's trunk.
Derivable forms: karaśīkaraḥ (करशीकरः).
Karaśīkara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kara and śīkara (शीकर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaraśīkara (करशीकर).—m.
(-raḥ) Water expelled by an elephant’s trunk. E. kara his trunk, and śīkara drizzling rain.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaraśīkara (करशीकर).—and
Karaśīkara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kara and śīkara (शीकर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaraśīkara (करशीकर):—[=kara-śīkara] [from kara] m. water expelled by an elephant’s trunk, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaraśīkara (करशीकर):—[kara-śīkara] (raḥ) 1. m. Water expelled by an elephant’s trunk.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaraśīkara (ಕರಶೀಕರ):—[noun] a drop of water ejected with force from the trunk of an elephant.
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Karasīkara (ಕರಸೀಕರ):—[noun] = ಕರಶೀಕರ [karashikara].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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