Nemicakra: 7 definitions
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Nemicakra 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 Nemichakra.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Nemicakra (नेमिचक्र).—A king, who once ruled Hastināpura. Once, when Hastināpura was washed away by floods of Yamunā Nemicakra built a new city in Kauśāmbī. (Bhāgavata, 9th Skandha).
Nemicakra (नेमिचक्र).—The son of Āsīmakṛṣṇa and father of Ukta; Hastināpura being washed away he changed his capital to Kauśāmbī.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 22. 39-40.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Nemicakra (नेमिचक्र).—m.
(-kraḥ) A prince decended from Parikshit, who is said to have removed the capital of India to Kausambi, after the inundation of Hastinapur.
Nemicakra (नेमिचक्र):—[=nemi-cakra] [from nemi] m. a prince descended from Parī-kṣit (said to have removed the capital of India to Kauśāmbi after the inundation of Hāstina-pura), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Nemicakra (नेमिचक्र):—[nemi-cakra] (kraḥ) 1. m. Name of a king.
Nemicakra (नेमिचक्र):—(ne + ca) m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten, eines Sohnes des Asimakṛṣṇa [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 22, 38.] Vgl. nicakra und [Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde I, Anhang XXVI.]
Nemicakra (नेमिचक्र):—m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten.
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)
Partial matches (+0): Nemi, Cakra.
Full-text (+0): Cakranemi, Ukta, Kaushambi, Asimakrishna.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.164.14 < [Sukta 164]
Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 22 - The Royal Dynasties of Pāñcāla, Magadha and Kuru < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]