Alternative spellings of this word include Manichaka.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Google Books: Cultural History from the Vāyu Purāna

Maṇīcaka (मणीचक):—One of the seven sons of Havya (lord of Śākadvīpa). His name is sometimes translated as: Maṇīvaya (मणीवय). His varṣa is called: maṇīcakavarṣa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Maṇicaka (मणिचक).—A son of Havya.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 33. 16.

1b) A varṣa round the Syāma hill of Śākadvīpam.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 33. 18; 49. 86.

context information

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Maṇīcaka (मणीचक).—A king-fisher.

-kam 1 The moon-stone.

2) A flower.

Derivable forms: maṇīcakaḥ (मणीचकः).

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

Maṇīcaka (मणीचक).—m. 1. The kingfisher. 2. The moon-stone, a fabulous stone.

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

1) Maṇīcaka (मणीचक):—[from maṇi] m. a king-fisher, halcyon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] n. a [particular] jewel = candra-kānta, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a flower, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. maṇīvaka).

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

Maṇīcaka (मणीचक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. The moon-gem, a crystal. m. A king-fisher.

[Sanskrit to German]

Manicaka in German

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Manicakacceti.

Full-text: Havya, Shakadvipa.

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