Alternative spellings of this word include Vicharaka.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

vicāraka : (m.) one who investigates or manages; a manager.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Vicāraka, (adj.) (fr. vicāreti) 1. looking after something; watching J. I, 364 (ghara°).—2. investigating; (n.) a judge Mhvs 35, 18. (Page 615)

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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 Dictionary

vicāraka (विचारक).—a S That considers, investigates, explores.

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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 dictionary

Vicāraka (विचारक).—a. Investigating, judging; परामृशन्तो लिङ्गानि व्यभिचारविचारकाः (parāmṛśanto liṅgāni vyabhicāravicārakāḥ) Udb.

-kaḥ 1 An investigator; a judge, an examiner.

2) A leader, guide.

3) A spy.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vicāraka (विचारक).—(-vicāraka), ifc. (neither this nor vicāra seems recorded in quite this sense; compare car with vi 11 in [Boehtlingk and Roth]), use, employ- ment: (in list of ascetic practices) tad yathā, mantra- °rakair…Lalitavistara 248.16, such as, those that consist in the use (performance) of mantras…; Tibetan sṅags (= mantra) spyod pa (accomplish, perform, use).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vicāraka (विचारक).—m.

(-kaḥ) An investigator a judge. E. vi before, car to go, causal v., ṇvul aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vicāraka (विचारक):—[=vi-cāraka] [from vi-cāra > vi-car] m. a leader, guide, [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] a spy, [ib.]

3) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) one who deliberates or considers, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vicāraka (विचारक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A judge.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vicāraka (विचारक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Viāraya, Vicāraga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vicaraka in German

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Vicāraka (विचारक):—n. 1. thinker; philosopher; 2. judge; 3. investigator; spy; 4. hero;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vi, Caraka.

Starts with: Vicarakan, Vicarakartri, Vicarakarttri, Vicarakata, Vicarakatva.

Ends with: Melvicaraka.

Full-text: Vicarakata, Vicarakatva, Vicarakan, Viaraya, Vicaraga, Vicarika.

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