Venka, Veṅka, Veṅkā, Vemka: 6 definitions
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Venka 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)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVeṅka (वेङ्क).—(c) a kingdom through which Ṛṣabha passed. Its king was Arhat.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 6. 7 and 9.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVeṅkā (वेङ्का).—Name of a people in the south of India.
Derivable forms: veṅkāḥ (वेङ्काः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVeṅka (वेङ्क).—[masculine] [plural] [Name] of a people.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVeṅka (वेङ्क):—m. [plural] Name of a people in the south of India, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusVeṃka (ವೆಂಕ):—
1) [noun] abbr. for ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ [vemkatesha].
2) [noun] ವೆಂಕ, ನಾಣಿ, ಶೀನ [vemka, nani, shina] venka, nāṇi, śina everyone or anyone; people taken at random; Tom, Dick and Harry; ವೆಂಕ, ನೊಣ, ಶೀನ [vemka, nona, shina] venka, noṇa, śina = ವೆಂಕ, ನಾಣಿ, ಶೀನ [vemka, nani, shina].
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 (+147): Vemkada, Vemkataramana, Ven-kanveli, Ven-kostam, Venkaayam, Venkacam, Venkadugu, Venkai, Venkai-c-ciray, Venkai-kalampakam, Venkaikkovai, Venkaimantalam, Venkaimaram, Venkaimarpan, Venkaipatukani, Venkaiyalankaram, Venkaiyula, Venkakkanam, Venkakkattan, Venkal.
Ends with: Avenka.
Full-text (+29): Venkatabhet, Venkam, Venkateshashtaka, Venkateshamangalashasana, Venkateshvaramahatmya, Venkatacala, Venkatagiri, Venkatarama, Venkateshanamaskarashtaka, Venkateshamahatmya, Venkatesharahasya, Venkatacalamahatmya, Venkateshadvadashanaman, Venkateshashtottarashatanaman, Venkateshvaracaturbhadrika, Venkatashubhashastrin, Venkatadrimahatmya, Venkatapati, Venkateshvariya, Venkateshakavaca.
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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 6 - Ṛṣabha quits His body < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 8 - Nannichoda II (A.D. 1151-1160) < [Chapter XX - The Telugu Cholas (Chodas)]
Part 7 - Kama choda M and Tribhuvanamalla (C.M. A.D. 1137-1151) < [Chapter XX - The Telugu Cholas (Chodas)]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Gangaikondan < [Chapter II - Temples of Rajaraja I’s Time]