Rohaka: 11 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)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexRohaka (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)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA 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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrōhaka (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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryRohaka (रोहक).—(v.l. Rāh°), name of a deer-king, father of Nya-grodha and Viśākha: Mahāvastu i.359.18.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRohaka (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.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRohaka (रोहक).—i. e. ruh + aka, I. adj. Riding, mounted on any vehicle. Ii. m. A sort of goblin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRohaka (रोहक).—[adjective] riding, [masculine] a rider.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRohaka (रोहक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Riding. m. A sort of goblin; rising up.
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Rohakanem.
Ends with: Arohaka, Ashvarohaka, Ashvavarohaka, Avarohaka, Drohaka, Gajarohaka, Gravarohaka, Ibharohaka, Kandarohaka, Katirohaka, Parvatarohaka, Prarohaka, Udakorohaka, Uddrohaka.
Full-text: Katirohaka, Arohaka, Bhadditthivimana Vatthu, Avarohaka, Prarohaka, Avarohika, Gravarohaka, Ashvavarohaka, Bhadda, Kimbila.
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Search found 8 books and stories containing Rohaka, Rōhaka; (plurals include: Rohakas, Rōhakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Foreword to volume 7 < [Forewords]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 223 - Greatness of Puruṣottama Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 32 - Descent of a Holy Place < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 2 - Vārāṇasī-Sārnāth relation < [Chapter VII - Sārnāth: The Satellite Religious Centre]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
The River Gaṅgā or Ganges < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 18 - Description of the Jambūdvīpa < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]