Alternative spellings of this word include Vachanakara.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Vacanakāra.—(EI 23), an author of vacanas or sayings; cf. subhāṣita. Note: vacanakāra 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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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

vacanakara : (adj.) obedient.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Vacanakara refers to: one who does one’s bidding, obedient; a servant Vv 16⁵; 84²¹; J. II, 129; IV, 41 (vacanaṃ-kara); V, 98; PvA. 134.

Note: vacanakara is a Pali compound consisting of the words vacana and kara.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vacanakara (वचनकर).—a. obedient, doing what is ordered.

-raḥ the author or enunciator of a rule or precept.

Vacanakara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vacana and kara (कर).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vacanakara (वचनकर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-rī-raṃ) 1. Obedient. 2. Speaking. m.

(-raḥ) The author or enunciator of a precept. E. vacana, and kara who makes.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vacanakara (वचनकर).—[vacana-kara], in a-, adj. Not regarding advice, [Hitopadeśa] ii. c. 161, M.M.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vacanakara (वचनकर).—[adjective] doing what one is told, obedient.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vacanakara (वचनकर):—[=vacana-kara] [from vacana > vac] mf(ī)n. making a speech, speaking, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] doing what one is told, obedient, [Pañcatantra]

3) [v.s. ...] m. the author or enunciator of a precept, [Horace H. Wilson]

4) Vacanakāra (वचनकार):—[=vacana-kāra] [from vacana > vac] mfn. doing what one is commanded, obeying orders, obedient, [Mahābhārata]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vacanakara (वचनकर):—[vacana-kara] (raḥ-rā-rī-raṃ) a. Speaking, obedient. m. Author of a precept.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vacanakara in German

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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 corpus

Vacanakāra (ವಚನಕಾರ):—[noun] a man who composed ವಚನ [vacana] (see sl. no. 7 under ವಚನ [vacana] above).

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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)

Partial matches: Vacana, Kara.

Starts with: Vacanakaraka.

Ends with: Avacanakara, Pravacanakara.

Full-text: Avacanakara, Vacaskara.

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