Koraka: 14 definitions
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Koraka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Korak.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Research Gate: On Fish in Manasollasa (c. 1131 AD)Koraka (कोरक) refers to a type of fish identified with Pomadasys hasta Bl., as mentioned in the 12th-century Mānasollāsa or Abhilaṣitārthachintāmaṇi, an ancient Sanskrit text describing thirty-five kinds of marine and fresh water fishes.—Koraka is an inland, medium-sized fish. No mention was made about scales. The word koraka in Sanskrit would indicate a bud. Kur, as pointed out earlier, suggests making sound. In Indian languages, there is a name karoua or korake for Pomadasys hasta Bl. (Watt, 1890), which is considered a marine fish. However, it is known to enter estuaries and is found in almost fresh water (Wheeler, 1985). We, therefore, suggest that koraka is P. hasta, which is a grunter. Hora (1951) admitted his inability to identify the fish.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykoraka : (m.) a bud.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKoraka, (m. nt.) (cp. Sk. koraka) 1. a bud J. II, 265. ‹-› 2. a sheath J. III, 282. (Page 229)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKoraka (कोरक).—[Uṇādi-sūtra 5.35]
1) A bud, an unblown flower; संनद्धं यदपि स्थितं कुरबकं तत्कोरकावस्थया (saṃnaddhaṃ yadapi sthitaṃ kurabakaṃ tatkorakāvasthayā) Ś.6.4.
2) (fig.) Anything resembling a bud, i. e. partially opened but not fully developed; राधायाः स्तनकोरकोपरि चलन्नेत्रो हरिः पातु वः (rādhāyāḥ stanakorakopari calannetro hariḥ pātu vaḥ) Gītagovinda 12.
3) The fibres of the stalk of a lotus.
4) A kind of perfume.
Derivable forms: korakaḥ (कोरकः), korakam (कोरकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKoraka (कोरक).—mn.
(-kaḥ-kaṃ) 1. A bud, unblown flower; any thing partially developed but not full grown. 2. A species of perfume commonly Chor. 3. Another perfume, a berry containing a resinous and fragrant substance: see kakkolaka 4. The fibres of the stalk of the lotus. E. kur to sound, affix vun.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKoraka (कोरक).—[kora + ka], m. and n. A bud, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 59, 8; Bhāṣāp. 165.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKoraka (कोरक).—[substantive] bud, unblown flower.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Koraka (कोरक):—[from kora] mn. ([gana] tārakādi) a bud, [Rāmāyaṇa ii, 59, 8; Suśruta; Śakuntalā]
2) [v.s. ...] (ifc. [Bhāṣāpariccheda; Gīta-govinda xii, 14])
3) [v.s. ...] the fibres of the stalk of a lotus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a species of perfume (commonly Cor, cora), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] another perfume (a berry containing a resinous and fragrant substance = kakkolaka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKoraka (कोरक):—[(kaḥ-kaṃ)] 1. m. n. A bud; a perfume; a fragrant berry.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Koraka (कोरक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Koraya, Korava.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKoraka (कोरक) [Also spelled korak]:—(nm) a bud.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKoraka (ಕೊರಕ):—
1) [noun] a man who paints, draws, engraves or applies in small points or dots rather than in lines or solid areas; a stippler.
2) [noun] a tool or apparatus for boring holes in wood, metal, stone, teeth, etc.; a drill.
3) [noun] he who or that which bores; an insect that bores plants; a borer.
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Koraka (ಕೊರಕ):—[noun] that which is rough or coarse.
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Kōraka (ಕೋರಕ):—
1) [noun] a small swelling on a plant, from which a flower develops; an unblown flower; a flower-bud.
2) [noun] the plant Luvunga eleutherandra of Rutaceae family; trifoliate climbing lime.
3) [noun] berry.
4) [noun] a perfume made from these berries.
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 (+1): Korakaasuli, Korakadi, Korakagramthi, Korakaha, Korakai, Korakajirumde, Korakal, Korakala, Korakalamba, Korakallu, Korakalu, Korakam, Korakamce, Korakamci, Korakan, Korakandem, Korakanguni, Korakapuli, Korakara, Korakarakarita.
Ends with: Cakoraka, Chakoraka, Stanakoraka, Utkoraka.
Full-text: Korava, Korakita, Kora, Korakam, Utkorakaya, Utkoraka, Stanakoraka, Korak, Koraya, Korakai, Kadambakorakanyaya, Koravi, Katampa-korakaniyayam, Mudgara.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.5.20 < [Part 5 - Conjugal Love (mādhurya-rasa)]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 6 - Bhāratavarṣa: Its Rivers and Regions < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Chapter 201 - Śarabha’s Story < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 109 - Jābāli Recommends Phallus Worship to the Brāhmaṇa Ikṣvāku < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)