Manicaka, Maṇīcaka, Maṇicaka: 8 definitions
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Manicaka 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 Manichaka.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
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.
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.
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
Maṇīcaka (मणीचक).—A king-fisher.
-kam 1 The moon-stone.
2) A flower.
Derivable forms: maṇīcakaḥ (मणीचकः).
Maṇīcaka (मणीचक).—m. 1. The kingfisher. 2. The moon-stone, a fabulous stone.
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).
Maṇīcaka (मणीचक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. The moon-gem, a crystal. m. A king-fisher.
Maṇīcaka (मणीचक):—
1) m. Eisvogel [Hārāvalī 88.] —
2) n. ein best. Edelstein (s. candrakānta) [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 9, 32.]
Maṇīcaka (मणीचक):——
1) m. Eisvogel. —
2) n. ein best. Edelsten , = candrakānta.
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, Manicakam.
Full-text: Manicakam, Havya, Shakadvipa.
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Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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Vishnu Purana (Taylor) (by McComas Taylor)
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