Pakara, Pakāra, Pākāra: 6 definitions
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Pakara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypakāra : (m.) mode; method; manner; way. || pākāra (m.) encircling wall; a rampart.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPakāra, (pa+kṛ, cp. last; but Sk. prakāra “similarity”) 1. make-up, getting up, fixing, arrangement, preparation, mode, way, manner J. II, 222; DA. I, 132; PvA. 26, 109, 123, 135, 178, 199; Sdhp. 94, 466.—2. ingredient, flavour, way of making (a food) tasty Sn. 241 (kathappakāro tava āmagandho); Miln. 63.—3. (-°) of a kind, by way of, in nānā° (adj.) various, manifold J. I, 52 (sakuṇā), 278 (phalāni); PvA. 50; vutta° as said, the said Vism. 42, 44; PvA. 136. (Page 379)
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Pākāra, (cp. Epic Sk. prākāra, pa+ā+kṛ) an encircling wall, put up for obstruction and protection, a fence, rampart Vin. II, 121 (3 kinds: made of bricks, of stone, or of wood, viz. iṭṭhakā°, silā, dāru°); IV, 266 (id.); M. III, 11; S. IV, 194 (°toraṇa); A. IV, 107; V, 195; J. I, 63; II, 50; VI, 330 (mahā°), 341 (+parikhā & aṭṭāla); Pv. I, 1013 (ayo°); Miln. 1; Vism. 394 (=parikkhepa-pākāra); DhA. III, 441 (tiṇṇaṃ pākārānaṃ antare); PvA. 24, 52; sāṇi° screen-fencing J. II, 88; PvA. 283.
—iṭṭhakā brick or tile of a wall J. III, 446 (T. iṭṭhikā).—parikkhitta surrounded by a wall DA. I, 42.—parikkhepa a fencing Vism. 74. (Page 449)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypakāra (पकार) [or रा, rā].—m (The name of the letter pa the first letter of pāvalā) A covert term for a quarter of a rupee.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPakāra (पकार):—[=pa-kāra] [from pa] m. the letter or sound pa.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Pakara (पकर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Prakṛ.
2) Pākāra (पाकार) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Prākāra.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPakāra (ಪಕಾರ):—[noun] the letter or the sound of 'ಪ'.
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Pākara (ಪಾಕರ):—[noun] a flank protecting cover for horses or elephants.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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