Rikara, Ṛkāra, Rakara: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Rikara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Ṛkāra can be transliterated into English as Rkara or Rikara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Hrikar.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexṚkāra (ऋकार).—8th face of the fourteen-faced god; Sāvarṇi Manu from.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 26. 40.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarṚkāra (ऋकार).—The letter ऋ (ṛ) with its 18 varieties made up of the ह्रस्व, दीर्घ, प्लुत (hrasva, dīrgha, pluta), and सानुनासिक (sānunāsika) varieties and characterized by the three accents. ऋ (ṛ) and लृ (lṛ) are looked upon as cognate in Pāṇini's grammar and hence, ऋ (ṛ) could be looked upon as possessed of 30 varieties including 12 varieties of लृ (lṛ).
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚkāra (ऋकार).—[masculine] the sound ṛ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṛkāra (ऋकार):—[=ṛ-kāra] [from ṛ] m. the letter or sound ṛ, [Taittirīya-prātiśākhya; Atharvaveda-prātiśākhya etc.]
2) Ṝkāra (ॠकार):—[=ṝ-kāra] [from ṝ] m. the letter or sound ṝ, [Taittirīya-prātiśākhya]
[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 dictionaryṚkāra (ऋकार) [Also spelled hrikar]:—(nm) the letter [ṛ] (ri) and its sound; ~[rāṃta] (a word) ending in [ṛ] (ri).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṚkāra (ಋಕಾರ):—[noun] the letter 'ಋ'.
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Ṟakāra (ಱಕಾರ):—[noun] the letter or the sound of 'ಱ' (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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryṚkāra (ऋकार):—n. the letter /ऋ/ and its sound /ri/;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ri, Kaara, Kara.
Starts with: Rikaramta.
Full-text: Rakara, Ratva, Rikar, Rakarata, Hrikar, Prikta, Sa-hiranya-bhaga-bhog-oparikara-sarv-adaya-sameta, Udaya, Savarni, Vaivasvata, Avagraha.
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