Toyacara, Toya-cara: 6 definitions
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Toyacara 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 Toyachara.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Toyacara (तोयचर).—an aquatic animal.
Derivable forms: toyacaraḥ (तोयचरः).
Toyacara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms toya and cara (चर).
Toyacara (तोयचर).—m. an aquatic animal, Mahābhārata 3, 17135.
Toyacara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms toya and cara (चर).
Toyacara (तोयचर).—[adjective] moving in water; [masculine] aquatic animal.
Toyacara (तोयचर):—[=toya-cara] [from toya] mfn. moving in water, (m.) an aquatic animal, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
Toyacara (तोयचर):—(toya + cara) adj. im Wasser sich bewegend, m. Wasserthier [Mahābhārata 3, 17135.] [Harivaṃśa 3634.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 15, 34.]
Toyacara (तोयचर):—Adj. im Wasser sich bewegend ; m. Wasserthier.
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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