Trinaka, Tri-naka, Triṇāka, Tṛṇaka: 8 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)
Tṛṇaka (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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Tṛṇaka (तृणक) [=mahātṛṇaka-taila] refers to one of the topics discussed in the Yogāmṛta, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 4 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The Yogāmṛta is a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gopāla Sena, Kavirāja, of Dvārandhā. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 ślokas.—The catalogue includes the term—Mahātṛṇaka-taila in its subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: mahātṛṇakatailaṃ .
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Triṇāka (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).
Tṛṇaka (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).
1) 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.]
Tṛṇaka (तृणक):—(von tṛṇa)
1) n. ein werthloser Grashalm: krīṇīṣvaitāstṛṇakenāpi rājanpratigrahaste yadi dhīmanpraduṣṭaḥ [Mahābhārata 1, 3666.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Mahābhārata 2, 328.]
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Triṇāka (त्रिणाक):—n. = trināka [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 8, 15, 4.]
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Trināka (त्रिनाक):—
Tṛṇaka (तृणक):——
1) n. ein werthloser Grashalm. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes.
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Triṇāka (त्रिणाक):—n. = trināka [Bhāgavatapurāṇa .ed.Bomb.6,13,16.]
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Trināka (त्रिनाक):—n. = tridiva 1).
Tṛṇaka (तृणक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Taṇaga.
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)
Partial matches (+0): Tri, TR, Naka.
Starts with (+0): Trinakalpa, Trinakanda, Trinakarna, Trinakarni, Trinakashtha, Trinakataila, Trinakataila.
Full-text (+0): Malatrinaka, Patutrinaka, Mahatrinaka, Trinakataila, Triniya, Trinakiya, Tanaga, Trinya, Trinaya, Malatrina, Trinasa, Trinikri, Naka, Mahatrinataila, Mahatrina, Arjuna.
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