Ratraka, Rātraka: 8 definitions
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Ratraka 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRātraka (रात्रक).—a. Nocturnal, nightly.
-kaḥ A man who takes up his abode in a harlot's house for one year.
-kam A period of five nights taken collectively (?).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRātraka (रात्रक).—n.
(-kaṃ) A period of five nights collectively. m.
(-kaḥ) A man who takes up his abode in a harlot’s house for one year. E. rātri night, and kan aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRātraka (रात्रक).—[rātra + ka], n. = pañcarātra, see rātra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRātraka (रात्रक).—[feminine] trikā nocturnal, nightly.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rātraka (रात्रक):—[from rātri] mf(ikā)n. nocturnal, nightly, lasting a night, [Rājataraṅgiṇī; Pañcatantra] (cf. pañca-r)
2) [v.s. ...] m. a man who dwells for a whole year in a harlot’s house, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] n. = pañca-rātra Name of the sacred books of various Vaiṣṇava sects, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (others ‘a period of 5 nights’ collectively).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRātraka (रात्रक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. A period of five nights collectively. m. A man who lives with a harlot one year.
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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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Ends with: Pancaratraka, Saptaratraka, Varatraka.
Full-text: Pancaratraka, Pancaratrakapakvannavidhana, Pancaratrakadipika, Pancaratrakaprayashcitta, Pancaratrakaraksha, Pancaratrakanaivedyavidhana, Saptaratraka, Ratra, Saptaratrika.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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