Karkaruka, Karkāruka: 6 definitions
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Karkaruka 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 dictionaryKarkāruka (कर्कारुक).—A gourd; Mṛcchakaṭika 1.51.
Derivable forms: karkārukaḥ (कर्कारुकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarkāruka (कर्कारुक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A plant, (Convolvulus paniculatus.) E. kan added to the preceding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarkāruka (कर्कारुक).—[masculine] a kind of gourd.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karkāruka (कर्कारुक):—[from karkāru] m. Beninkasa Cerifera, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] n. its fruit, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarkāruka (कर्कारुक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A plant (Convolvulus paniculatus).
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Karkārukā (कर्कारुका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kakkāluā.
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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