Vamshakara, Vaṃśakara, Vamsha-kara: 9 definitions
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Vamshakara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Vaṃśakara can be transliterated into English as Vamsakara or Vamshakara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryVaṃśakara.—(LL), a bamboo-worker. Note: vaṃśakara is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaṃśakara (वंशकर).—a.
1) founding a family.
2) perpetuating a race; वंशस्थितिं वंशकरेण तेन (vaṃśasthitiṃ vaṃśakareṇa tena) R.18.31; न चक्रतुर्वंशकरावृषी तौ (na cakraturvaṃśakarāvṛṣī tau) Bu. Ch.1.47. (-raḥ) 1 a son; त्वयि समुत्पन्नस्य वंशकरस्य मुखं प्रेक्षिष्यते (tvayi samutpannasya vaṃśakarasya mukhaṃ prekṣiṣyate) V.5.
2) an ancestor.
Vaṃśakara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vaṃśa and kara (कर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṃśakara (वंशकर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Making or perpetuating a family. E. vaṃśa, and kara what makes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṃśakara (वंशकर).—[masculine] the founder or propagator of a family.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaṃśakara (वंशकर):—[=vaṃśa-kara] [from vaṃśa] m. making or founding a family, propagating or perpetuating a race, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. an ancestor, [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] a son, [Vikramorvaśī]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Catalogue(s)]
5) Vaṃśakarā (वंशकरा):—[=vaṃśa-karā] [from vaṃśa-kara > vaṃśa] f. Name of a river rising in the Mahendra mountains, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṃśakara (वंशकर):—[vaṃśa-kara] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Making or increasing a family.
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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 corpus1) Vaṃsakāṟa (ವಂಸಕಾಱ):—[noun] a man who plays the flute; a flutist.
2) Vaṃśakara (ವಂಶಕರ):—[adjective] continuing the lineage.
3) Vaṃśakara (ವಂಶಕರ):—[noun] a male child; a son.
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: Vamsha, Kara.
Full-text: Vamsiga, Vamshakrit, Dayadavant, Vamshadhara, Vamsha, Kulakara.
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