Rakacandra, Rākācandra, Raka-candra, Rakacamdra: 6 definitions
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Rakacandra 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 Rakachandra.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRākācandra (राकाचन्द्र).—full moon; राकापतिर्जेष्यति (rākāpatirjeṣyati) Bv.2.54; राकारमणस्य हन्त साम्राज्यम् (rākāramaṇasya hanta sāmrājyam) 2.15.
Derivable forms: rākācandraḥ (राकाचन्द्रः).
Rākācandra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rākā and candra (चन्द्र). See also (synonyms): rākāpati, rākāramaṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRākācandra (राकाचन्द्र).—[masculine] full moon (cf. [preceding]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRākācandra (राकाचन्द्र):—[=rākā-candra] [from rākā > rās] m. full moon, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRākācaṃdra (ರಾಕಾಚಂದ್ರ):—[noun] the phase of the moon when it is on the side of the earth away from the sun, with its entire face reflecting sunlight to the earth; the full-moon.
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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Partial matches: Raka, Candra.
Full-text: Rakemdu, Rakashashanka, Rakashashin, Rakaramana, Rakapati.
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