Vahyaka, Vāhyakā: 6 definitions
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Vahyaka 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Vāhyakā (वाह्यका).—The two daughters of King Sṛñjaya. They were married by Bhajamāna, a Yādava king. Three sons named Nimi, Kṛmila and Vṛṣṇi were born to them. (Matsya Purāṇa, 44: 49-50).
Vāhyakā (वाह्यका).—The two daughters of Sṛñjaya who married Bhajamāna, son of Śātvata; had sons, Nimi, Kṛmila and Vṛṣṇi;1 Ekārṣeyas.2
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
Vahyaka (वह्यक).—[masculine] beast for draught.
1) Vahyaka (वह्यक):—[from vah] mfn. = vahya
2) [v.s. ...] m. a draught animal, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
3) Vahyakā (वह्यका):—[from vahyaka > vah] f. Name of a woman [gana] tikādi.
4) Vāhyaka (वाह्यक):—[from vāh] n. a chariot, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Vahyaka (वह्यक):—
1) wohl n. [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 14, 3, 31] in demselben Zusammenhange gebraucht wie vahya [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 9, 9, 14.] vom Comm. durch vāhana erklärt. —
2) f. ā Nomen proprium eines Frauenzimmers gaṇa tikādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 154.]
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Vāhyaka (वाह्यक):—(von vāhya) n. Wagen [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 2, 20.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 753.]
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
Vāhyaka (ವಾಹ್ಯಕ):—[noun] a chariot; a car.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text (+0): Shishuvahyaka, Kambalivahyaka, Kambalavahyaka, Vanavahyaka, Vahyakayani, Vahyayani, Vahyaki, Kambalavahya, Vanabahyaka, Bahyaka.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Kroṣṭu < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Lineages of Vasiṣṭha < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Prostitution in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 37 - An Account of Vabhru’s Family < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1d - The Yādava Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]