Smaraka, Smāraka: 9 definitions
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Smaraka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Smarak.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysmāraka (स्मारक).—a S That reminds; that refreshens the memory of.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsmāraka (स्मारक).—a That reminds; that refreshes the memory of, a memorial.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySmāraka (स्मारक).—a. (-rikā f.) Reminding.
-kam A memorial (a modern use).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySmāraka (स्मारक).—f.
(-rikā) Adj. Reminding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySmāraka (स्मारक):—[from smṛ] mfn. ([from] [Causal]) recalling, reminding of ([compound]; -tva n.), [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Smāraka (स्मारक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Jharaga, Sāraya.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySmāraka (स्मारक) [Also spelled smarak]:—(nm) a monument, memorial.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSmāraka (ಸ್ಮಾರಕ):—[adjective] serving to remember, commemorate; memorial.
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Smāraka (ಸ್ಮಾರಕ):—[noun] anything (as a building, a pillar, etc.) built in memory of; a memorial.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Smarakale, Smarakara, Smarakarman, Smarakarmman, Smarakastambha, Smarakatha, Smarakatva.
Ends with: Anushthanasmaraka, Apasmaraka, Dharmasmaraka, Samsmaraka, Vismaraka.
Full-text: Anushthanasmaraka, Smarakatva, Dharmasmaraka, Jharaga, Anyat, Samsmaraka, Smarak, Samsmarita, Samsmarana, Sharaya.
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Gopichand’s Short Stories < [October 1965]
Gopichand’s Short Stories < [October 1965]
Book Reviews < [Jan. – Mar. 1991 & Apr. – Jun. 1991]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 3 - Dialogue with Skandaka < [Chapter 1]