Vanka, Vaṅka, Vamka, Vāṅkā: 18 definitions
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA king of Savatthi. For his story see the Ghata Jataka (No. 355). He is identified with Ananda. J.iii.170.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraVaṅka (वङ्क) is the name of a forest to which prince Viśvantara and his family were exiled to according to a note from the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XX).—“At the cost of a thousand sufferings, the exiled family finally arrived at the forest of Vaṅka chosen for his exile. They lived there in a hut, eating roots and wild fruits. The trees, moved by compassion, bent down their branches to offer their fruit to the two children of Viśvantara and Madrī. But a new brahmin named Jūjaka arose and demanded that the father give him the two children to be his servants. Despite their terror, despite the desolation, he gave them. The god Indra, disguised as an ascetic, came and demanded his wife as slave: he gave her also. Finally Indra made himself known and gave back to the hero his family and his goods”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvaṅka : (adj.) bent; crooked; dishonest. (nt.) a hook; a fish-hook.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVaṅka, (adj. -n.) (cp. Vedic vaṅka & vakra bending; also Ved. vaṅku moving, fluttering, walking slant; vañcati to waver, walk crooked. Cp. Lat. con-vexus “convex, ” Ags. wōh “wrong, ” Goth. wāhs; Ohg. wanga cheek, and others.—The Dhtp 5 gives “koṭilya” as meaning of vaṅk. Another Pāli form is vakka (q. v.). The Prk. forms are both vakka & vaṅka: Pischel, Prk. Gr. § 74), I. (adj.).—1. crooked, bent, curved M. I, 31 (+jimha); S. IV, 118 (read v-daṇḍā); Vin. II, 116 (suttā vaṅkā honti); J. I, 9 (of kāja); IV, 362 (°daṇḍa), PvA. 51. With ref. to a kind of vīṇā at VvA. 281.—2. (fig.) crooked, deceitful, dishonest J. III, 313 (of crows: kākānaṃ nāmaṃ C.); VI, 524; Pv IV. 134 (a°); Sn. 270 (probably to be read dhaṅka as SnA 303, =kāka).—3. doubtful, deceitful, deceptive, i.e. haunted Vv 843, cp. VvA. 334.—II. (m.) — 1. a bend, nook, curve (of ponds) J. II, 189; VI, 333 (sahassa°).—2. a hook J. V, 269.—3. a fishhook D. II, 266; Th. 1, 749; J. VI, 437.—On vaṅka in similes see J. P. T. S. 1907, 131.
—aṅgula a crooked finger A. III, 6.—âtivaṅkin having curves upon curves (in its horns), with very crooked antlers J. I, 160 (said of a deer).—gata running in bends or crooked (of a river) J. I, 289.—ghasta (a fish) having swallowed the hook D. II, 266; J. VI, 113.—chidda a crooked hole DA. I, 112.—dāṭha having a bent fang (of a boar) J. II, 405. (Page 591)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvaṅkā (वंका).—See under ओ.
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vāṅka (वांक) [or वाक, vāka].—f (vaṅka S) An ornament for the arm (of females). 2 n A felloe or felly (of a wheel). A rib of a ship or boat. 4 m n Curvature or crookedness, lit. fig., perversion, obliquity, bias: also tortuousness or disingenuousness. 5 Ill-terms, misunderstanding, grudge.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvāṅka (वांक).—f An ornament for the arm. n A felly; a rib of a ship. m n Cur- vature. Grudge.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaṅka (वङ्क).—
1) The bend of a river.
2) Crookedness, bend, curve.
3) = वङ्का (vaṅkā); 'वङ्कः पल्याणभागे स्यात् (vaṅkaḥ palyāṇabhāge syāt)' इति विश्वः (iti viśvaḥ).
4) A vagabond.
-ṅkā The pummel of a saddle; वङ्कावलग्नैक- सवल्गपाणयः (vaṅkāvalagnaika- savalgapāṇayaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 12.6.
Derivable forms: vaṅkaḥ (वङ्कः).
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Vāṅka (वाङ्क).—The ocean.
Derivable forms: vāṅkaḥ (वाङ्कः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVaṅka (वङ्क).—adj. (= Pali id., Sanskrit vakra, which exists side by side in [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit], sometimes juxtaposed with vaṅka; § 3.4; compare a-vaṅka), crooked, (1) literally and physically: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 113.11 vaṅkāś ca ye kāṇaka kuṇṭhakāś ca; 350.9 vaṅkoṣṭho, and 10 vaṅkamukho (in same context vakra- danto 8, vakranāso 9); Mahāvastu iii.283.11 kubjagopānasī-vaṅkā; both lit. and fig., Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 58.7 (kāya-)vāk-citta-vaṅkāḥ, crooked in body, speech, and mind; (2) fig. crooked, dis- honest, deceitful: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 48.7 vaṅkāḥ śaṭhā; 268.5 śaṭhā vaṅka- jātīyāḥ (with only 1 ms., others vañcaka-j°; but LaVallée Poussin JRAS 1911.1075 vaṅka-jātikāḥ); 272.1 durbud- dhinaś ca vaṅkāś ca śaṭhā…; Mahāvastu i.96.5 akṣa-vaṅka- dyūta-krīḍā-; 164.14 vaṅkāvakāśā (so Senart for mss. °kāśaṃ ca, unmetrical(ly)) vigato, free from possibility of deceit(?); Mahāvyutpatti 7322 (the next word is vakraḥ); Śikṣāsamuccaya 230.3 doṣa- vaṅka-śāṭhya-kuhanāṃ; (3) name of a mountain (= Pali id.) to which Viśvantara was banished: Jātakamālā 55.12 ff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṅka (वङ्क).—m.
(-ṅkaḥ) 1. The bend or elbow of a river, the winding course of a stream. 2. Crookedness. f.
(-ṅkā) The pummel of a saddle. E. vaki to curve or bend, aff. ghañ .
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Vāṅka (वाङ्क).—m.
(-ṅkaḥ) The ocean, the sea. E. vaṅka a bend or creek, aff. aṇ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṅka (वङ्क).—[vaṅk + a], I. m. 1. The bend of a river. 2. Crookedness. Ii. f. kā, The pommel of a saddle.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṅka (वङ्क).—[masculine] tramper; [feminine] ā pommel (of a saddle).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaṅka (वङ्क):—[from vaṅk] a m. ‘roaming about’, a vagabond, [Bhadrabāhu-caritra]
2) [v.s. ...] crookedness, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] the bend or elbow of a river, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] = nadī-pātra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] = f., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) Vaṅkā (वङ्का):—[from vaṅka > vaṅk] f. the pummel of a saddle, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) Vaṅka (वङ्क):—[from vaṅk] b etc. See under √2. vak, [column]2.
8) [v.s. ...] mfn. (for vākra) crooked, deceitful, [Buddha-carita xi, 46].
9) Vāṅka (वाङ्क):—m. (cf. √2. vak, and vaṅka) the ocean, sea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaṅka (वङ्क):—(ṅkaḥ) 1. m. Bend of a river; obliquity. f. Pummel of a saddle.
2) Vāṅka (वाङ्क):—(ṅkaḥ) 1. m. The ocean.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vaṅka (वङ्क) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vaṃka.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryVaṃka (वंक) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit words: Vaṅka, Vakra.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVaṃka (ವಂಕ):—
1) [noun] the quality ogÀ state of being crooked; crookedness.
2) [noun] a steady flow of water (as of a river, stream); a flow.
3) [noun] the main entrance (of a town, city, etc.).
4) [noun] a way, path, road, etc.
5) [noun] an ox with curved horns.
6) [noun] a loop, ring or other contrivance of metal, wood, leather, etc., suspended from the saddle of a horse to support the rideṛs foot; a stirrup.
7) [noun] a kind of military weapon.
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Vaṃka (ವಂಕ):—
1) [noun] a position or space beside one; side.
2) [noun] the state of being near; proximity; nearness; closeness.
3) [noun] one of the parties in a contest, conflict, etc.; a faction; a side.
4) [noun] one of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat or insect is able to fly.
5) [noun] an external membranous process of an aquatic animal (as a fish) used in propelling or guiding the body; a fin.
6) [noun] any of various anatomical structures as of a flying fish or flying lemur providing means of limited flight.
7) [noun] the period from the day following a full-moonday to new moon-day during which the lighted portion of the moon is gradually reduced to a thin form.
8) [noun] either side of the stage out of sight of the audience; the side-wing.
9) [noun] the fleshy side of a person or animal between the ribs and the hip; the flank.
10) [noun] a set of two things; a pair.
11) [noun] any of the directions of the compass or the point toward which something faces or the line along which something moves; a direction.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVaṅkā (வங்கா) noun cf. வக்கா. [vakka.] A bird; பறவைவகை வங்காக் கடந்த செங்காற் பேடை [paravaivagai vangag kadantha sengar pedai] (குறுந்தொகை [kurundogai] 151). (தொல். எழுத். [thol. ezhuth.] 225, உரை. [urai.])
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Vaṅkā (வங்கா) noun < Urdu bāṅkā. A long winding trumpet, ram’s horn; ஊதுகொம்புவகை. [uthugombuvagai.] (W.)
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Vāṅkā (வாங்கா) noun cf. வங்கா². [vanga².] A kind of trumpet horn; ஊதுகொம்புவகை. [uthugombuvagai.] Local usage
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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