Vicakila: 8 definitions
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Vicakila 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vichakila.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVicakila (विचकिल).—[viśeṣeṇa tarpayati gandhaiḥ Uṇādi-sūtra 1.56]
1) A kind of jasmine.
2) Name of the tree called Madana.
Derivable forms: vicakilaḥ (विचकिलः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVicakila (विचकिल).—m.
(-laḥ) 1. A kind of jasmine. 2. A flower, commonly Dona, (Artemisia:) see damana. 3. A shrub, (Vangueria spinosa.) E. vi before, cak to be satisfied, ilac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVicakila (विचकिल).—[masculine] a kind of jasmine.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVicakila (विचकिल):—m. a kind of jasmine (Jasminum Zambac), [Vāsavadattā; Bālarāmāyaṇa; Dhūrtanartaka] ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] also ‘a species of Artemisia’ and ‘Vanguiera Spinosa’).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVicakila (विचकिल):—[vi-cakila] (laḥ) 1. m. A kind of jasmine.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vicakila (विचकिल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Viailla.
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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 corpusVicakila (ವಿಚಕಿಲ):—
1) [noun] the jasmine plant Jasminum sambac of Oleaceae family.
2) [noun] its flower.
3) [noun] the tree Vangulliera spinosa.
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Vicakiḷa (ವಿಚಕಿಳ):—[noun] = ವಿಚಕಿಲ [vicakila].
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: Vicakilamaya.
Full-text: Vicikila, Vicakilamaya, Viailla, Vicalikai, Vaicakila, Vicakali, Vicikilam.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 8.14 - Characteristics of Grīṣma-kāla (summer season) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 6 - Kavisamaya or the poetic convention < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Part 7 - Flora and fauna (found in the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita) < [Chapter IV - Socio-cultural study of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 32 - The Manifestation of Daṇḍapāṇi < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]