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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Nau-krama.—(EI 19), a bridge of boats or a ferry station. Note: nau-krama is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Naukrama (नौक्रम).—a bridge of boats.

Derivable forms: naukramaḥ (नौक्रमः).

Naukrama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nau and krama (क्रम).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Naukrama (नौक्रम).—m., Divyāvadāna 55.17, 19, or nau-saṃkrama, m., Divyāvadāna 55.24 ff.; 386.10; Avadāna-śataka i.64.1, 5; 66.3; according to Divyāvadāna Index and Speyer's Index to Avadāna-śataka, bridge of boats (joined together): e.g. naukramo māpitaḥ Divyāvadāna 55.17, 19. But this interpretation is difficult in Divyāvadāna 386.(9—)10, (nauyāne- nāgamiṣyatīti yāvac ca Mathurāṃ) yāvac ca Pāṭaliputram antarān nausaṃkramo 'vasthāpitaḥ, thinking, ‘he will come by boat,’ established a boat-course from Mathurā as far as Pāṭaliputra. Not only is this a long distance for a ‘bridge of boats’, but in line 12, as a result of this arrangement, Upagupta mounts on a ship (nāvam abhiruhya) and pro- ceeds to Pāṭaliputra. Here, at least, the meaning seems then to be course for boats, water-way, navigable passage for ships; and this is possible in all the other passages.

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

Naukrama (नौक्रम):—[=nau-krama] [from nau] m. a bridge of boats, [Divyāvadāna]

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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.

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Partial matches: Krama, Nau.

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