Mauka, Māuka, Maukā: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Mauka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Mauka (मौक) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.38) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Mauka) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
India history and geography
Māuka, son of Devapāla, is the name of a person mentioned in a Jain inscription found at Shergarh. The next stanza (verse 5) mentions Devapāla’s son Ilhuka, as well as Goṣṭhin, Vīsala, Lalluka, Māuka and Hariścandra, and also Allaka, son of Gāgā, all of whom may have been associated with the installation of the Jinas.
The inscription (mentioning Māuka) was found found on the pedestal below the central figure of a group of three images of Jain Tīrthaṅkaras in a small temple outside the fort at Shergarh (ancient Kośavardhana). The three Tīrthaṅkaras represented are Śānti (Śāntinātha), Kunthu or Kunthanātha and Ara (Aranātha).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Mauka (मौक):—m. [patronymic] [from] mūka, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
Mauka (मौक):—m. patron. von mūka [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 12, 10.]
Mauka (मौक):—m. Patron. von muka.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Maukā (मौका):—n. 1. opportunity; chance; 2. occasion; accident;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Maukali, Maukalya, Maukama-hira-fornu, Maukama-hira-phornu, Maukapariksha, Maukatahakikaat, Maukatahakikata.
Full-text (+0): Sunahara, Sunhara, Allaka, Goshthin, Lalluka, Gaga, Harishcandra, Vishala, Miga, Be.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 140 < [Hindi-Malayalam-English Volume 1]
Page 140 < [Hindi-Sindhi-English Volume 1]
Page 136 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 5: Expedition of conquest < [Chapter I - Brahmadattacaritra]
List of Mahabharata tribes (by Laxman Burdak)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
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