Lancaka, Lañcaka: 1 definition
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Lancaka 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Lanchaka.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryLañcaka (लञ्चक).—adj. (Pali id., ifc.), excellent, fine: kasyetaṃ (v.l. °yaitaṃ) nimittaṃ, lañcakaṃ (v.l. lambakaṃ) pāpakaṃ vā Mahāvastu ii.421.8, what does this predict? (is it) good or bad?; sarvāṇi lañcakāni 467.7, all fine; also v.l. for (nara-)lambaka Mahāvastu i.191.5 (mss. evenly divided). See s.v. lambaka.
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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Full-text: Lambaka, Lanjaka, Lancavittaka, Vara.
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Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XII - The fifth Bhūmi < [Volume I]
Chapter XVII - The tenth Bhūmi < [Volume I]
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Milindapanha (questions of King Milinda) (by T. W. Rhys Davids)