Trotaka, Troṭaka: 11 definitions
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Trotaka 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTroṭaka (त्रोटक).—[truṭ-ṇvul]
1) A species of drama:-सप्ताष्टनवपञ्चाङ्कं दिव्यमानुषसंश्रयम् । त्रोटकं नाम तत्प्राहुः प्रत्यङ्क सविदूषकम् (saptāṣṭanavapañcāṅkaṃ divyamānuṣasaṃśrayam | troṭakaṃ nāma tatprāhuḥ pratyaṅka savidūṣakam) || S. D.54. e. g. Kālidāsa's Vikramorvaśīyam (?).
2) An angry speech.
-kaḥ A kind of poisonous insect.
Derivable forms: troṭakam (त्रोटकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTroṭaka (त्रोटक).—n.
(-kaṃ) 1. Angry speech. 2. A minor drama, such as the Vikramorvasi. E. truṭ to cut, ṇvul aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTroṭaka (त्रोटक).—n. A kind of drama, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 3, 8.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTroṭaka (त्रोटक).—[adjective] tearing, breaking. —[masculine] a cert. poisonous insect; [neuter] angry speech; a kind of drama.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumTroṭaka (त्रोटक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a pupil of Śaṅkarācārya. Oxf. 227^b. 257^a. See Toṭaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Troṭaka (त्रोटक):—mfn. (= toṭ) destroying ([from] √truṭ), [Chandaḥ-sūtra vi, 31 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) m. Name of a venomous insect, [Suśruta v, 8]
3) of a pupil of Śaṃkarācārya, [Saṃkṣepa-śaṃkara-vijaya xii]
4) n. a kind of drama, [Vikramorvaśī i, 1/2; Sāhitya-darpaṇa vi, 273] ([varia lectio] toṭ)
5) angry speech, 99
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTroṭaka (त्रोटक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. Angry speech; a minor drama.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Troṭaka (त्रोटक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Toṭaa.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTrōṭaka (ತ್ರೋಟಕ):—[adjective] that presents the substance or general idea in brief form; summarizing; concise; condensed; summary.
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Trōṭaka (ತ್ರೋಟಕ):—[noun] (rhet.) a kind of composition chiefly romantic in character.
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: Trotakadipika tattvadipika, Trotakahasta.
Full-text: Stambhitarambha, Trotakahasta, Trotita, Totaa, Trotaki, Totaka, Totayam, Totaka acarya, Uparupaka, Troti, Vikramorvashi, Shamkaracarya.
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