Karnaka, Karṇaka: 10 definitions
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Karnaka 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: Puranic EncyclopediaKarṇaka (कर्णक).—A barber who lived in Kāśī. (Chapter 29, Harivaṃśa).
Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyKarṇaka (कर्णक) refers to the “pericarp of a lotus”, forming part of a common diet in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa.—Most of the references to the articles of diet occur in the Nīlamata in connection with the offerings made to the gods but it is not difficult to infer from them the food and drink of the common people because “what a man eats his gods eat”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKarṇaka (कर्णक).—A mantrakṛt.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 145. 108.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsKarṇaka (कर्णक) refers to a “(pendant) ear-ornament”, according to the Guhyasūtra chapter 9.—Accordingly, “[...] [The Lord spoke]:—Wearing half the dress of a woman and half [that of] a man, on one half, he should place [feminine] tresses, on one half, he should wear matted locks. On one half, there should be a forehead mark; on one half a [forehead] eye . A ring [should be] in one ear; a [pendant] ear-ornament (eka-karṇaka) in one ear. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarṇaka (कर्णक).—Ved.
1) A prominence; handle.
2) The leaves and branches &c. of trees.
3) A tendril.
4) White hair; तं त्वां पुनः पलितकर्णकभाजमेनम् (taṃ tvāṃ punaḥ palitakarṇakabhājamenam) Bhartṛhari 3.126.
5) A kind of fever.
Derivable forms: karṇakaḥ (कर्णकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKarṇaka (कर्णक).—(-karṇaka), m. or nt. (compare Pali cīvara-kaṇṇa), edge, border (of a garment): cīvara-k° Avadāna-śataka ii.184.12 and Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.50.6 (prose; °kam, acc. sg.); Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 29.1 (verse, °kā, acc. pl.); Karmavibhaṅga (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 161.1 (verse, but hypermetric; °kaṃ, acc. sg.); (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 68.25 (prose; misprinted -kargakāvasaktā); vastra-karṇake (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 721.3 (prose; loc sg.). See also karṇika.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṇaka (कर्णक).—[masculine] lateral prominence, tendril, handle; [feminine] karṇikā earring, the pericarp of a lotus.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karṇaka (कर्णक):—[from karṇa] m. (ifc. f(ā). ) a prominence or handle or projection on the side or sides (of a vessel etc.), a tendril, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] a rime, ring, [Caraka]
3) [v.s. ...] a kind of fever
4) [v.s. ...] a particular defect of wood [commentator or commentary] on [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a man
6) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] the descendants of this man [gana] upakādi
7) [v.s. ...] m. [dual number] the two legs spread out, [Atharva-veda xx, 133, 3]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Karnakagomin, Karnakandu, Karnakarnakarini, Karnakarni, Karnakarnika, Karnakarnike, Karnakashaya, Karnakathora, Karnakatoram, Karnakatu, Karnakatuka, Karnakaturam, Karnakavant, Karnakavat.
Ends with: Ajakarnaka, Akarnaka, Ashvakarnaka, Ekakarnaka, Hastikarnaka, Ibhakarnaka, Katakarnaka, Kirakarnaka, Krimikarnaka, Oshthakarnaka, Putikarnaka, Romakarnaka, Sakarnaka, Sukarnaka, Uccaihshravyakarnaka, Ujjhitakarnaka, Vikarnaka.
Full-text (+3): Romakarnaka, Ashvakarnaka, Hastikarnaka, Putikarnaka, Krimikarnaka, Karnika, Ajakarnaka, Karnakavat, Uccaihshravyakarnaka, Baidalikarnakakantha, Akarnaka, Ujjhitakarnaka, Oshthakarnaka, Krimikarna, Kirakarnaka, Ibhakarnaka, Putikarna, Vikarnaka, Sukarnaka, Sakarnaka.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CLXIX - The Nidanam of diseases of the ears < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 43 - Establishment of Bhaṭṭāditya < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)