Rakara, Rakāra: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Rakara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrakāra (रकार).—m (The alphabetical name of the letter ra, this being the initial of raḍaṇēṃ) Crying, piping, puling, whimpering: also mean sniveling or whining as expressive of spiritlessness or faintheartedness. 2 (From the figurative sense of raḍaṇēṃ To fail or be quashed.) Failure, perishing, abortiveness (of a business or scheme). v kara, hō.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishrakāra (रकार).—m Crying, whimpering.
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: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRakāra (रकार).—[masculine] the sound ra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRakāra (रकार):—[=ra-kāra] [from ra] m. the letter or sound ra, [Rāmāyaṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryRakāra (रकार):—(nm) the letter '[ra]' (ra) and its sound; ~[rāṃta] (a word) ending in [r].
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRakāra (ರಕಾರ):—[noun] the letter 'ರ [ra] ' (usu. pronounced with the vowel 'ಅ').
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Rakaradiramasahasranaman, Rakaradisahasranaman, Rakarake, Rakaramana, Rikara.
Ends with (+244): Aghoramantrasadhanaprakara, Agnisamaropanaprakara, Agrakara, Ahananaprakara, Ajataprakara, Akarakara, Akaraprakara, Akrakara, Aksharakara, Amaurakara, Amgarakara, Anasravaprakara, Anikaprakara, Ankurakara, Antarima-sarakara, Aprakara, Aradhanaprakara, Arakara, Aranyaprakara, Arddhacandrakara.
Full-text: Ratva, Tusharamshu, Rakaradiramasahasranaman, Rakaar, Shatsahasri, Repha, Vahni.
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Verse 1.12.51 < [Chapter 12 - The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvīpa]
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