Manaka, Mānaka, Manākā: 16 definitions
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Manaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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.
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In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Mānaka (मानक):—Sanskrit word for the tree known as ‘Arum indicum’ (or, ‘Alocasia macrorrhizos’), and commonly known as “Giant Taro” or “Elephant Ear Taro”.
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Mānaka (मानक) refers to a kind of measure, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 51, l. 5]—‘Setikā’ is a kind of measure, and so is ‘mānaka’. As stated in Gaṇitatilaka (v 7) 4 pādikās = 1 mānaka, 4 mānakas = 1 setikā and 10 setikās = l hāri. For further details see intro (p XXXVII) to Gaṇitatilaka.
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India history and geography
Mānaka.—(EI 14, 16), name of a measure; also called māna. Note: mānaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
1) Manaka in Burkina Faso is the name of a plant defined with Combretum molle in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Combretum schimperianum A. Rich. (among others).
2) Manaka in India is also identified with Alocasia cucullata It has the synonym Arum cucullatum L. (etc.).
3) Manaka is also identified with Alocasia macrorrhizos It has the synonym Caladium indicum K. Koch, nom. inval. (etc.).
4) Manaka in South America is also identified with Brunfelsia grandiflora It has the synonym Brunfelsia hopeana Benth..
5) Manaka is also identified with Brunfelsia uniflora It has the synonym Brunfelsia uniflora D. Don (etc.).
6) Manaka in Southern Africa is also identified with Warburgia salutaris It has the synonym Chibaca salutaris Bertol.f. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1906)
· Nuovo Giornale Botanico Italiano (1937)
· Plantarum Brasiliae (1826)
· Biological Magazine (Okinawa) (1987)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Manaka, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
maṇakā (मणका).—m (maṇa) The vessel or weight by which the quantity of a maṇa or maund is determined, a maund-measure: also a jar, pot, basket &c. exactly holding, or a stone &c. exactly weighing, the quantity of a maund. 2 A large gem or bead. 3 Applied to Adam's apple, to the os coccygis, to a single vertebre of the back &c. &c. 4 An amulet worn around the neck: also (whether as an amulet or as an ornament) around the neck of a horse. It is a gem or a bead of ivory or the conch-shell strung on a cord. 5 A pulley-block: also the fixed portion or stock of a chatarī &c. ma0 ḍhilā karaṇēṃ (To make all one's vertebræ slack.) To bang soundly: also to work hard.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Manākā (मनाका).—A female elephant.
Manākā (मनाका).—f.
(-kā) A female elephant. E. man to mind, &c. Unadi aff. āka .
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Māṇaka (माणक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A small shrub, (Arum Indicum.)
Māṇaka can also be spelled as Mānaka (मानक).
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Mānaka (मानक).—n.
(-kaṃ) A plant, of which the root is sometimes eaten, (Arum indicum.) f.
(-nikā) 1. The fourth or eighth part of a K'hari. 2. A kind of spirituous liquor. E. kan added to the last.
Manākā (मनाका).—f. A female elephant.
1) Manaka (मनक):—[from man] m. Name of a man, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan]
2) Manākā (मनाका):—f. a female elephant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) a loving woman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Māṇaka (माणक):—[from māṇa] m. Arum Indicum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] n. the bulb of Arum Indicum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) Mānaka (मानक):—[from māna] n. measure, weight, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi] ([especially] ifc.)
7) [v.s. ...] m. n. Arum Indicum (cf. māṇaka and māna-kanda)
1) Manākā (मनाका):—(kā) 1. f. A female elephant.
2) Māṇaka (माणक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. Arum Indicum.
3) Mānaka (मानक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. Arum Indicum. f. (nikā) 4th or 8th of a Khāri.
Manākā (मनाका):—f. das Weibchen eines Elephanten [UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra 4, 14.]
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Māṇaka (माणक):—m. Arum indicum [Rājanirghaṇṭa] bei [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] [Ratnamālā im Śabdakalpadruma] (mānaka unter sthalapadma) . die Knolle von Arum indicum [Rājavallabha ebend.] [Suśruta 1, 225, 19. 21.] Was bedeutet aber das Wort in der Stelle: parjanyāya dharitrīṇāṃ dadyācca māṇake trayam . vāyave ca pratidiśaṃ digbhyaḥ prācyāditaḥ kramāt .. [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 34,] [98]? — māṇakīvrata(?) [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1187.] — Vgl. mānaka .
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Mānaka (मानक):—
1) am Ende eines adj. comp. = 2. māna Maass: dvātriṃśaddhasta [Oxforder Handschriften 89,a,30.] —
2) m. n. = māṇaka Arum indicum [Śabdacandrikā,] [Ratnamālā] und [Bhāvaprakāśa im Śabdakalpadruma] —
3) [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 278] bei der Erklärung von rūpa wohl fehlerhaft für nāṇaka . —
4) f. mānikā a) ein berauschendes Getränk [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) = māṇikā ein best. Gewicht [Siddhāntakaumudī.249,b,11.] [VAIDYAKAPARIBHĀṢĀ im Śabdakalpadruma] = 2 Añjali = 8 Pala [Oxforder Handschriften 307,b,9.] pāṇi = karṣa [5.] — Vgl. devamānaka .
Manaka (मनक):—m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Hemacandra's Pariśiṣṭaparvan 5,61.]
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Manākā (मनाका):—f. Elephantenkuh.
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Māṇaka (माणक):——
1) *m. Arum indicum. —
2) n. die Knolle von Arum indicum. — [Materia medica of the Hindus 252.308.] Von unbestimmbarer Bed. [Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 34,98.]
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Mānaka (मानक):——
1) n. Maass , Gewicht [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 2,58,3.] —
2) *m. n. Arum indicum [Bhāvaprakāśa 1,291.] Vgl. māṇaka. —
3) f. nikā — a) ein best. Gewicht. — b) *ein berauschendes Getränk. — mānaka [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3,3,278] vielleicht fehlerhaft für nāṇaka.
Manaka (मनक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Maṇaga, Maṇaya.
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
1) Manakā (मनका) [Also spelled manka]:—(nm) a bead.
2) Mānaka (मानक) [Also spelled manak]:—(a and nm) standard, norm; ~[kīkaraṇa] standardization; ~[kīkṛta] standardized; —[ka bhāṣā] standard language; ~[ka samaya] standard time.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Maṇaka (ಮಣಕ):—[noun] a young cow (that has not yet calved).
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Maṇaka (ಮಣಕ):—[noun] = ಮಣಕು [manaku].
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Maṇaka (ಮಣಕ):—
1) [noun] any of several flesh-eating crocodilians of the genus Crocodylus, having thick, horny skin, long tail, a long, narrow triangular head, large jaws, found in sluggish waters and swamps of the tropics; a crocodile.
2) [noun] a kind of fish.
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Mānaka (ಮಾನಕ):—
1) [noun] something established for use as a rule or basis of comparison in measuring or judging capacity, quantity, content, extent, value, quality, etc.; a standard.
2) [noun] a container of standard capacity, used to measure; a measure.
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Mānaka (ಮಾನಕ):—[noun] the tree Alocasia indica of Araceae family; giant taro.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Māṇaka (माणक):—n. → मनकन्द [manakanda]
2) Mānaka (मानक):—n. a standard;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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