Rohaka: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Rohaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Rohaka (रोहक).—A kingdom of the West watered by Sindhu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 18. 48; Vāyu-purāṇa 47. 46.
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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
A householder of Kimbila; he was the husband of Bhadda (VvA.109). See Bhadda (4).
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
rōhaka (रोहक) [or रोहंक, rōhaṅka].—m (Poetically and corruptly for rōṅkha q. v.) Leaning or bearing towards; inclination, aspect, aim &c. Ex. paravastu cōrāvayā dēkha || akhaṇḍa lāvalā asē rōhaṅka ||.
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
Rohaka (रोहक).—(v.l. Rāh°), name of a deer-king, father of Nya-grodha and Viśākha: Mahāvastu i.359.18.
Rohaka (रोहक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) A rider, riding, mounted, one who rides on any animal or is carried in any vehicle. m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A sort of goblin. 2. Rising, growing, mounting. E. ruh to rise, aff. vun.
Rohaka (रोहक).—i. e. ruh + aka, I. adj. Riding, mounted on any vehicle. Ii. m. A sort of goblin.
Rohaka (रोहक).—[adjective] riding, [masculine] a rider.
1) Rohaka (रोहक):—[from roha] mfn. one who mounts or rises (= roḍhṛ), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) riding on, a rider (See kaṭi-r)
3) [v.s. ...] growing on (See grāva-r)
4) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of spirit or goblin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Rohaka (रोहक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Riding. m. A sort of goblin; rising up.
Rohaka (रोहक):—(wie eben) nom. ag. = roḍhar (voḍhar [Śabdakalpadruma]) [Medinīkoṣa k. 149.]
1) Reiter [Mahābhārata 8, 1486.] Vgl. kaṭi . —
2) wachsend; s. grāva . —
3) m. Bez. einer Art von Gespenstern [Medinīkoṣa]
Rohaka (रोहक):——
1) Adj. — a) reitend ; m. Reiter. — b) wachsend in grāva (Nachtr. 5). —
2) *m. eine Art von Gespenstern.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
rohaka (ရောဟက) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[ruha+ṇvu．rohaka-saṃ．rohaga-prā,addhamāgadhī．]
[ရုဟ+ဏွု။ ရောဟက-သံ။ ရောဟဂ-ပြာ၊ အဒ္ဓမာဂဓီ။]
[Pali to Burmese]
rohaka—
(Burmese text): ရောဟကမည်သော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): Who is it, sir?
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+0): Arohaka, Katirohaka, Avarohaka, Gravarohaka, Gajarohaka, Prarohaka, Bhadditthivimana Vatthu, Avarohika, Ashvavarohaka, Bhadda, Kimbila.
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