Vikira: 12 definitions
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Vikira means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 IndexVikira (विकिर).—A ritual of the śrāddha.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 76. 42.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvikīra (विकीर).—m S Scattering. 2 also vikīrapiṇḍa m & vikīrānna n A loose handful of rice thrown or scattered at a śrāddha to those manes which are not entitled to a well-pressed and formal piṇḍa. Further, vikīrapiṇḍa is applied revilingly to a deformed and ugly child.
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 dictionaryVikira (विकिर).—
1) A scattered portion or fallen bit.
2) One who tears or scatters, a bird; कङ्कोलीफलजग्धिमुग्धविकिर- व्याहारिणस्तद्भुवो भागाः (kaṅkolīphalajagdhimugdhavikira- vyāhāriṇastadbhuvo bhāgāḥ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 6.19.
3) A well.
4) A tree.
5) A scattered portion of rice (offered to hostile beings in a sacrifiee); उच्छिष्टं भागधेयं स्याद्दर्भेषु विकिरश्च यः (ucchiṣṭaṃ bhāgadheyaṃ syāddarbheṣu vikiraśca yaḥ) Manusmṛti 3. 245.
6) Water trickled through; Suśr.
Derivable forms: vikiraḥ (विकिरः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVikira (विकिर).—(see also s.v. vikara; m. or nt.; Sanskrit, not precisely in this sense; compare Sanskrit vikiraṇa), (act of) strewing, throwing about: in [bahuvrīhi] [compound], (padminivanaṃ, or Lumbini- vanaṃ…) varasurabhikusuma-vikiraṃ (so mss. first time, second time °vikaraṃ; Senart em. °nikaraṃ) Mahāvastu i.215.15 = ii.18.11 (verse), having a strewing of beautiful fragrant flowers; °ram, acc. sg. as adv., with throwing about of…, [Prātimokṣasūtra des Sarvāstivādins] 534.1, where text śista-vi°, but see under śista and -pṛthakkārakam.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVikira (विकिर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. A bird in general. 2. A well. 3. A fallen fragment, a scattered portion. 4. Scattering. 5. A tree. E. vi apart, &c., kṝ to scatter, ka aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVikira (विकिर).—m. I. i. e. vi-kṛ10 + a, 1. A fallen fragment, what has been dropped, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 245. 2. Scattering. 3. A well. Ii. A bird.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVikira (विकिर).—[masculine] a scattered portion of rice etc. ([ritual or religion]); a kind of bird.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vikira (विकिर):—[=vi-kira] a vi-kiraṇa, vi-kīrṇa etc. See under vi-√kṝ.
2) [=vi-kira] [from vi-kṝ] b m. scattering or anything scattered, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a scattered portion of rice (offered to conciliate beings hostile to sacrifice), [Manu-smṛti iii, 245]
4) [v.s. ...] ‘scatterer’, a kind of gallinaceous bird, [Āpastamba]
5) [v.s. ...] a [particular] Agni, [ib.]
6) [v.s. ...] water trickled through, [Suśruta] (cikira, [Bhāvaprakāśa])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVikira (विकिर):—[vi-kira] (raḥ) 1. m. A bird in general; a well; a fragment.
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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 dictionaryVikira (विकिर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vikṛ.
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 corpusVikira (ವಿಕಿರ):—
1) [noun] things strewn around.
2) [noun] a bird.
3) [noun] a well that supplies water, gas, oil, etc.
4) [noun] a tree.
5) [noun] a spreading or being spread; expansion.
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 (+5): Vikiram, Vikiramana, Vikiran, Vikiran-chikitsa, Vikiran-maatra, Vikiran-pravidhi, Vikirana, Vikirana-anuvamshika-vijnana, Vikirana-cikitsa, Vikirana-cikitsaka, Vikirana-jivavijnana, Vikirana-matra, Vikirana-pravidhi, Vikirana-upacara, Vikiranacitra, Vikiranamapi-yantra, Vikiranamutra, Vikiranasamadhi, Vikiranavijnana, Vikiranem.
Ends with: Pavikira.
Full-text: Vikiram, Vaikira, Shishta, Vikirana, Vikri, Vikiravat, Vikara, Prithakkarakam, Vishkira, Varata.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.9.8 < [Part 9 - Incomplete Expression of Mellows (rasābhāsa)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 218 - Rules Prescribed for Śrāddha Performance < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
5. Fauna (different types of animals) < [Chapter 7 - Environmental awareness and Hygiene Conciousness]
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
2. Expiatory Rites in Tantrasamuccaya < [Chapter 3 - Expiatory Rites in Kerala Tantric Ritual Manuals]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)