Samcaka, Saṃcaka, Sancaka, Sañcaka: 7 definitions

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Samcaka 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Samchaka.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

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Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Sañcaka (सञ्चक) refers to a “mould” (in which the outlines of the thing to be reproduced are inscribed in an inverted fashion), and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 22.47, 48.—Nārāyaṇa remarks that the thing is called ḍhasa in the language of Mahārāṣṭra. Cāṇḍūpaṇḍita on 22.48 explains sañcaka as mudrābimba, while on verse 22.47 he explains it as bījaka (v.r. vījaka). Jinarāja gives “pratibimbaka” as an equivalent. Cf. Assamese Sāṃca, “a mould”; “an impression”.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃcaka (संचक).—A mould; an impression in which the outlines of the thing to be reproduced are inscribed in an inverted fashion (Marāthī ṭhasā); विधिर्विधत्ते विधुना वधूनां किमाननं काञ्चनसंचकेन (vidhirvidhatte vidhunā vadhūnāṃ kimānanaṃ kāñcanasaṃcakena) N.22.47,48.

Derivable forms: saṃcakaḥ (संचकः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sañcaka (सञ्चक).— (m.?), Stamp, and disc (of the moon), Naiṣ. 22, 47; 48 (Sch. ad 47).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sañcaka (सञ्चक).—[substantive] stamp or casting mould.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sañcaka (सञ्चक):—[from sañca] m. or n. (?) a stamp or mould, [Naiṣadha-carita]

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Samcaka in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Saṃcaka (ಸಂಚಕ):—[noun] = ಸಂಚಕಾರ - [samcakara -] 1.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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