Marka, Markā: 11 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMarka (मर्क).—See under the word Śaṇḍāmarka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMarka (मर्क).—(Śaṇḍa) an Asura; one of the four sons of Śukra and a tutor of Prahlāda;1 seen by the Gods at the sacrifice;2 one of the two disciples the other being Śaṇḍa of Śukra sent to help the Asuras; but he joined the camp of the Devas, the latter offering him a place in sacrifices.3
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa VII. 5. 1-2, 48-50; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 1. 78; 72. 72, 87; 73. 63-4; Matsya-purāṇa 47. 41; Vāyu-purāṇa 65. 77.
- 2) Matsya-purāṇa 47. 54.
- 3) Ib. 47. 224-31; Vāyu-purāṇa 97. 72 and 86; 98. 63; 108. 60.
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 dictionaryMarka (मर्क).—a. Ved.
1) Cleaning, purifying.
2) Perishing, dying away.
-rkaḥ 1 The vital breath, life-wind.
2) An ape, a monkey; मर्कान् भोक्ष्यन् विभजति स चेन्नात्ति भाण्डं भिनत्ति (markān bhokṣyan vibhajati sa cennātti bhāṇḍaṃ bhinatti) Bhāgavata 1.8.29.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMarka (मर्क).—m.
(-rkaḥ) 1. The air, the wind. 2. The body. 3. A monkey. E. marca to sound, or a Santra root, to move, Unadi aff. kan .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMarka (मर्क).— (vb. mṛ), m. 1. A body, 2. The vital breath which pervades the body. 3. A monkey. 4. An imp Stenzler, in Journ. of the German Oriental Society, vii. 531, 16.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMarka (मर्क).—1. [masculine] eclipse (of the sun).
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Marka (मर्क).—2. [masculine] [Name] of the Purohita of the Asuras etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Marka (मर्क):—[from mark] 1. marka m. an ape, monkey, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Vāyu, the wind, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] the mind, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) 2. marka m. (√mṛc cf. marc below) seizure id est. eclipse (of sun), [Ṛg-veda x, 27, 20] (marka), Name of the Purohita of the Asuras (held to be a son of Śukra), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa]
5) a demon presiding over various sicknesses of childhood, [Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra]
6) Name of a Yakṣa, [Catalogue(s)]
7) 3. marka m. ([according to] to [Uṇādi-sūtra iii, 43 fr.] √marc) the vital breath which pervades the body, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (others ‘wind’ and ‘body’).
8) Mārka (मार्क):—m. = mārkava, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMarka (मर्क):—(rkaḥ) 1. m. The air, the wind; the body; a monkey.
[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 dictionary1) Marka in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) mark, trademark; sign; ~[ke ka] remarkable (as [marake ki bata])..—marka (मारका) is alternatively transliterated as Mārakā.
2) Mārkā (मार्का):—(nm) see [mārakā].
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+66): Marka digini, Markadika, Markaka, Markali, Markali-niratutal, Markalinampiyan, Markallai, Markanda, Markandapurana, Markandeshvaratirtha, Markandeya, Markandeya kavindra, Markandeya Purana, Markandeyacarita, Markandeyadarshanastotra, Markandeyakavindra, Markandeyakshetra, Markandeyapurana, Markandeyarasa, Markandeyasamasyaparva.
Ends with (+1): Amarka, Arkamarka, Atyagnisomarka, Brahmarka, Gamarka, Hemarka, Jamarka, Piramarka, Prashnabrahmarka, Rimarka, Samarka, Shandamarka, Shandhamarka, Shyamarka, Somarka, Tafo ka shamamarka, Tredamarka, Umarka, Vatara-marka, Vibhramarka.
Full-text: Shandamarka, Markata, Marka digini, Markaka, Vatara, Shandamaka, Maraka, Water, Shandhamarka, Shanda, Marukkam, Markkam, Kavya, Mrij, Kala, Prahlada, Varaha, Hiranyakashipu, Shukra.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.27.20 < [Sukta 27]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 21 - Tārakā’s Victory in the Battle < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 22 - The Birth of Pārvatī < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 18 - Vāmana’s Arrival at Bali’s Sacrifice < [Section 1 - Kedāra-khaṇḍa]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa IV, adhyāya 2, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Fourth Kāṇḍa]
Significance of the Moon in Ancient Civilizations (by Radhakrishnan. P)
5. Horoscope Analysis of R. P. Nair (Piles) < [Chapter 14 - Case Studies of Natal Chart]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 47 - Bhārata sub-continent (bharatavarṣa) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 48 - The Mountain Meru < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 65 - Thousand names of Śiva (Rudra-sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)