Ravanaka, Ravaṇaka, Ravana-ka: 5 definitions
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Ravanaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 dictionaryRavaṇaka (रवणक).—A filter of bamboo.
Derivable forms: ravaṇakaḥ (रवणकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryRavaṇaka (रवणक).—nt., some kind of filtering vessel: °kam Mahāvyutpatti 9024 = Tibetan bum tshags gceḥu can, filter-vessel provided with a pipe; Chin. water-filter that has a tongue (spout); Japanese filter made of bamboo. Prob. = Pali ravaṇa- ghaṭa, to which the bladder is compared in Vism. 264.37, 362.36, app. because (265.1 ff.) no way of entrance (of the urine) into it is evident, while the way of exit is evident. This suggests that our words (Pali and [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit]) designate a vessel of porous material (bamboo according to Japanese) thru which water could be soaked in (and filtered), then to be poured out thru a spout.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRavaṇaka (रवणक):—m. or n. (?) a filter made of cane or bamboo, [Buddhist literature]
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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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Starts with: Ravanakara, Ravanakasakuna.
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Yasastilaka and Indian culture (Study) (by Krishna Kanta Jandiqui)