Alternative spellings of this word include Kavachika.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Kāvacika (कावचिक).—a. (-kī f.) [कवच-ठञ् ठञ् कवचिनश्च (kavaca-ṭhañ ṭhañ kavacinaśca) P.IV. 2.41.] Armorial.

-kam A multitude of men in armour.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kavacikā (कवचिका).—(Sanskrit kavaca; in AMg. kavaciyā defined by [Ardha-Māgadhī Dictionary] as a kind of vessel, pātra), Mahāvyutpatti 6078 = Tibetan ḥthab ber, war-coat, i.e. corslet, battle-garment.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Kāvacika (कावचिक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Relating to armour, armorial. n.

(-kaṃ) A multitude of men in armour. E. kavaca armour, and ṭhañ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāvacika (कावचिक):—n. ([from] kavaca), a multitude of men in armour, [Pāṇini 4-2, 41.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāvacika (कावचिक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. A multitude of men in armour. a. Of armour.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāvacika (कावचिक):—(von kavacin) n. eine Anzahl bepanzerter Männer [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 41.] [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 2, 34.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1417.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Kāvacika (कावचिक):—n. eine Anzahl gepanzerter Männer.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Kavacikā (कवचिका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kavaciyā.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

context information

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

Kāvacika (ಕಾವಚಿಕ):—

1) [noun] a soldier wearing an armour.

2) [noun] an army of soldiers who have worn defensive or protective covering on their bodies.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Full-text (+0): Kavaciya, Kaccati.

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