Trinaka, Triṇāka, Tri-naka, Tṛṇaka: 7 definitions
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Trinaka 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.
The Sanskrit term Tṛṇaka can be transliterated into English as Trnaka or Trinaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaTṛṇaka (तृणक).—A saintly King. He sat in the court of Yama and worshipped him. (Śloka 17, Chapter 8, Sabhā Parva).
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTriṇāka (त्रिणाक).—the heaven; तावत्त्रिणाकं नहुषः शशास (tāvattriṇākaṃ nahuṣaḥ śaśāsa) Bhāgavata 6.13.16.
Derivable forms: triṇākaḥ (त्रिणाकः).
Triṇāka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and ṇāka (णाक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTṛṇaka (तृणक).—[tṛṇa + ka], n. A worthless grass-blade, Mahābhārata 1, 3666.
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Trināka (त्रिनाक).—n. the three heavens, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 6, 13, 16.
Trināka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and nāka (नाक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tṛṇaka (तृणक):—[from tṛṇa] n. a worthless blade of grass, [Mahābhārata i.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, [ii, 328].
3) Triṇāka (त्रिणाक):—[=tri-ṇāka] [from tri] for -nāka.
4) Trināka (त्रिनाक):—[=tri-nāka] [from tri] n. = -diva, [Ṛg-veda ix, 113, 9; Atharva-veda ix, 5, 10; Bhāgavata-purāṇa vi.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Tṛṇaka (तृणक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Taṇaga.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Trinakalpa, Trinakanda, Trinakarna, Trinakarni, Trinakashtha.
Ends with: Malatrinaka, Patutrinaka, Pututrinaka.
Full-text: Patutrinaka, Triniya, Malatrinaka, Tanaga, Trinakiya, Trinya, Trinasa, Malatrina, Trinaya, Trinikri, Naka, Arjuna.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.1.343 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section VIII < [Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva]
Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)