Keraka: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Keraka 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 EncyclopediaKeraka (केरक).—People of an ancient country in South India. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Sabhāparva, Chapter 31 that Sahadeva the son of Mādrī conquered the Kerakas and Kerala.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKeraka (केरक).—(-keraka), ifc. adj., in para-k° (= Prakrit id.; Pischel 176, from Sanskrit kārya; compare kṛtya 2), belonging to (another): Lalitavistara 175.20 (verse) parakeraka-yācitopamāḥ (sc. saṃskārāḥ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKeraka (केरक):—for kerala q.v.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusKeraka (ಕೆರಕ):—[noun] one who eats rice burn at the bottom of a cooking vessel; a miser.
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Keraka (ಕೆರಕ):—[noun] a small solid of conical form made from cow dung and worshiped as Gaṇēśa; or Vāmana one of the ten incarnations of Viṣṇu.
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)
Starts with: Keraka pulle, Kerakacara, Kerakalanna, Kerakalu, Kerakapulle, Kerakara, Kerakasapata, Kerakastana, Kerakatavara.
Ends with: Karkeraka, Madhunalikeraka, Madhunarikeraka.
Full-text: Keraka pulle, Kairali, Kerala, Kritya.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Keraka; (plurals include: Kerakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter xxxvi < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XXX < [Digvijaya Parva]