Shringikanaka, Śṛṅgīkanaka, Shringi-kanaka: 6 definitions
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Shringikanaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Śṛṅgīkanaka can be transliterated into English as Srngikanaka or Shringikanaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Śṛṅgīkanaka (शृङ्गीकनक) is another name for ṣoḍaśavarṇa (“sixteen degree gold”), as mentioned in the “A Cultural note on the Kuvalayamala of Uddyotanasuri” by the late Dr. V. s. Agrawala.—(Cf. Jaccasuvaṇṇa) In the pre-Muslim period, the highest purity was of sixteen degree, and such gold was called ṣoḍaśa-varṇaka (Kāvyamīmāṃsā of Rājaśekhara, Saka 1900, chapter 17) which must have been the jacca-suvaṇṇa of Uddyotanasūri. We also find reference to ṣoḍaśa-varṇa gold in the Mānasollāsa from which was derived the Hindi word solaha-vānī which in Rajasthani became solamo-sono referred to as solen in the Jñāneśvarī (1290 A.D.).—(Cf. The highest purity of gold in India, The Journal of the Numesmatic Society of India, Vol. 16, pp. 270-74). This seems same as the śṛṅgī-kanaka mentioned in the Kādambarī.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚṛṅgīkanaka (शृङ्गीकनक).—gold used for ornaments.
Derivable forms: śṛṅgīkanakam (शृङ्गीकनकम्).
Śṛṅgīkanaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śṛṅgī and kanaka (कनक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚṛṅgikanaka (शृङ्गिकनक).—n.
(-kaṃ) Gold for ornaments. E. śṛṅgi the same, and kanaka gold.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚṛṅgīkanaka (शृङ्गीकनक):—[=śṛṅgī-kanaka] [from śṛṅgī > śṛṅga] n. a kind of gold used for making ornaments, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚṛṅgikanaka (शृङ्गिकनक):—[śṛṅgi-kanaka] (kaṃ) 1. n. Gold for ornaments.
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Partial matches: Kanaka, Shringi.
Full-text: Shringi, Shodashavarna, Solaha, Vani, Shodasha, Solahavani, Varna, Shodashavarnaka, Solen, Varnaka.
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