Secaka, Sēcaka: 8 definitions
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Secaka means something in 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Sechaka.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Secaka (सेचक).—A nāga (serpent) born in the family of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. This serpent was burnt to death in the sacrificial fire of the serpent-sacrifice of Janamejaya. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 52, Verse 14).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
sēcaka (सेचक).—a S That sprinkles.
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
Secaka (सेचक).—a. (-cikā f.) [सिच्-ण्वुल् (sic-ṇvul)] Sprinkling.
-kaḥ A cloud.
Secaka (सेचक).—mfn.
(-kraḥ-kā-kaṃ) Sprinkling, a sprinkler. m.
(-kaḥ) A cloud. E. ṣic to sprinkle, aff. ṇvul .
Secaka (सेचक).—i. e. sic + aka, I. adj. Sprinkling. Ii. m. A cloud.
Secaka (सेचक):—[from seka] m. ‘sprinkler’, a cloud, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Secaka (सेचक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Sprinkling. m. A cloud.
[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)
Full-text: Mukhasecaka, Parishecaka, Visecaka, Sukhasecaka, Dravasecaka, Sektar.
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