Thakkura, Ṭhakkura: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Ṭhakkura refers to the family-name of Rājaśekhara alias Jayaśekhara, who describes himself as an Ārhata and a kavi in the last stanza of fifth chapter of Chandaśśekhara. Jayaśekhara was the son of Duddaka and Nāgadevī, grandson of Lāhata and great grandson of Yasa. He belonged to the Ṭhakkura family.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
India history and geography
Thakkura refers to a “baron” and represents one of the various administrative titles used in the Karnataka kingdom of Mithila, according to the Varnaratnakara by Jyotiriswara Thakur—Cf. C.P.N. Sinha in his Mithila under the Karnatas (C. 1097–1325 A.D.) and (2) Radhakrishna Choudhary in The Political and Cultural Heritage of Mithila.—Mithila under the Karnatas did not lag behind other parts of India in gradually evolving an organised administrative system with a sound and efficient machinery. Certain important administrative and technical constitutional terms [e.g., thakkura] are available from the contemporary sources.
Ṭhakkura.—(IE 8-3; EI 23, 30; CII 4; HD), supposed to be a title derived from a Turkish word (Tegin); occurs as a title in the Rājataraṅgiṇī, VII. 290, 706, 738; probably, a fief-holder; sometimes mentioned in the list of subordinates; generally used as a title of particular persons indicating their rank or office. The significance of the word possibly varied in different localities and ages. Its foreign origin is sup- ported by its unpopularity in the South. Cf. Ep. Ind., Vol. XIII, p. 297; Vol. XIX, p. 243. (IE 8-3), probably a fief-holder; mentioned as Pātra. (EI 9), explained as ‘the lord-in-waiting’. Note: ṭhakkura is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ṭhakkura (ठक्कुर).—
1) An idol, a deity.
2) An honorific title added to the name of a distinguished person; (e. g. govindaṭhakkura the author of the Kāvyapradīpa the modern ṭhākūra, ṭāgora etc.).
Derivable forms: ṭhakkuraḥ (ठक्कुरः).
Ṭhakkura (ठक्कुर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. An idol, a deity, an object of reverence or worship. 2. An honorific title after the name of a distinguished person.
Ṭhakkura (ठक्कुर).—m. A deity, a honorary title, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 7, 536.
Ṭhakkura (ठक्कुर).—[masculine] deity, idol, object of reverence, often —° as honorary title after a pr. [neuter]
Ṭhakkura (ठक्कुर):—m. a deity, object of reverence, man of rank, chief (the modern ‘Thākūr, Tagore’ added to names), [, vii f.; Dhūrtasamāgama i, 19/20]
Ṭhakkura (ठक्कुर):—(raḥ) 1. m. An idol.
Ṭhakkura (ठक्कुर):—m. Gottheit, ein Gegenstand der Verehrung: sudāmanāmagopālaḥ śrīmāṃsundaraṭhakkuraḥ [ANANTASAM̃HITĀ im Śabdakalpadruma] Als Ehrentitel nach den Namen ausgezeichneter Persönlichkeiten: jassarājaśca ṭhakkuraḥ [Rājataraṅgiṇī 7, 536.] mṛtāṅgāraṭhakkurasyāśramo yam [Dhūrtasamāgama 75, 9.] Vgl. [WILSON] in [A Gloss. of jud. and rev. terms] u. d. W. Ṭhākur. [Colebrooke II, 189.]
Ṭhakkura (ठक्कुर):—m. Gottheit , ein Gegenstand der Verehrung , als Ehrentitel nach dem Namen ausgezeichneter Persönlichkeiten [Rājataraṃgiṇī 7,290.] taddeśa [8,550.]
Ṭhakkura (ठक्कुर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṭhakura, Ṭhakkura.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Ṭhakkura (ठक्कुर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ṭhakkura.
Ṭhakkura has the following synonyms: Ṭhakura.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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Starts with: Thakkura Pheru, Thakkurajni.
Full-text (+71): Arasithakkura, Meghabhagiratha thakkura, Harakumara thakkura, Vireshvara thakkura, Nrisimha thakkura, Desha-thakkura, Thaku, Mahesha thakkura, Bhavanatha, Ratnakara thakkura, Narahari thakkura, Raghunandana thakkura, Madhusudana thakkura, Devanatha thakkura, Govinda thakkura, Lala thakkura, Narasimha thakkura, Acyuta thakkura, Karanika-thakkura, Bhavanatha thakkura.
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