Anguliyaka, ṅgܱīⲹ첹, Amguliyaka, Anguli-iya-ka: 21 definitions
Introduction:
Anguliyaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Shilpashastra (iconography)
: Shodhganga: Vaisnava Agamas And Visnu Imagesṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक) refers to “rings� and represents a type of “ornaments of leg� (貹岹ūṣaṇa), as defined in treatises such as the Pāñcarātra, Pādmasaṃhitā and Vaikhānasa-āgamas, extensively dealing with the technical features of temple art, iconography and architecture in Vaishnavism.—The ornaments for the legs and feet are common in Indian sculptures as well in day-to-day life. Bharata (cf. Nāṭyaśāstra 23.38-39) mentions some of the ornaments [viz. rings (ṅgܱīⲹ첹) for the toes)].

Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक) refers to �(decorative) rings�, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, “That, O goddess, is said to be the subtle (form), now listen to the gross one. [...] She holds a skull, dagger, javelin and ascetic’s staff. Fierce, she holds a knife, a great noose and sword. (She also holds) a thunderbolt, spear, bow, arrows and double-headed drum. Her neck is adorned with the great lord of snakes. She wears a snake as a sacred thread and (her) girdle is tied with that also. She is adorned with the thousand-headed lord of the snakes (who is) on (her) head. Snakes are (her) anklets and bangles. Her topknot has the form of a burning fire and scorpions are (her) rings [ṅgܱīⲹ첹�vṛścikairṅgܱīⲹ첹m�.
2) ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक) refers to “ornamental rings�, according to the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, as Bhairava describes himself: “[...] I am constantly present in the form of the teacher whose Command issues forth and functions. One should know that these teachers are born from the limbs of my Command. They are like the forms of gold which are of many kinds (only) because of (their) diverse names (such as) belt, bracelet, anklet, necklace, seal and ring (ṅgܱīⲹ첹) [...�.

Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: Wisdom Library: Pāñcarātraṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक) [=ܻ岹śԲⲹԳٰṭiṅgܱīⲹ첹岹貹ṇa屹ṇaԲ] refers to one of the topics discussed in the forty-eighth chapter of the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā: an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama scripture dealing with the symbology of the Sudarśana weapon while also dealing with iconography, philosophy and Vaiṣṇava rituals.

Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक) refers to a “finger-ring�, according to Kuladatta’s Kriyāsaṃgrahapañjikā, a text within Tantric Buddhism representing a construction manual for monasteries.—Accordingly, [while describing پṣṭ in chapter 4]—“Then the king should satisfy the architects, the assistants, and the spectators with a bracelet, a finger-ring (ṅgܱīⲹ첹), a garment, gold, heap of chaplet, 峾ū, or other [articles] according to [the donor’s] wealth�.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryṅgܱīⲹ첹 : (nt.) finger-ring.
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryṅgܱīⲹ첹 (အင်္ဂုလီယက) [(na) (�)]�
[aṅguli+iya+ka. aṅguliyaṃbhava� ṅgܱīⲹ첹�. ,ṭ�,286]
[အင်္ဂုလ�+ဣ�+က� အင်္ဂုလိယံဘဝ� အင်္ဂုလီယကံ။ ဓာန်၊ဋီ၊၂၈၆]

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
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अंगुलीयक).—n S A finger-ring.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अंगुलीयक).�n A finger-ring.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक).—[ṅgܱu-rau bhavam, svārthe kan] A finger-ring; तव सुचरितमङ्गुलीयं नूनं प्रतनु ममेव (tava sucaritamṅgܱīⲹ� nūna� pratanu mameva) Ś. 6.1; m. also; काकुत्स्थस्याङ्गुलीयक� (ܳٲٳṅgܱīⲹ첹�) Bhaṭṭikāvya 8.118.
Derivable forms: ṅgܱīⲹ첹m (अङ्गुलॶयकम्).
See also (synonyms): ṅgܱīⲹ, ṅgܰīⲹ, ṅgܱī첹, ṅgܰī첹, ṅgܰīⲹka.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionaryṅgܱīⲹ (अङ्गुलीयक�).�fem., finger-ring; nowhere else recorded in this form and gender; but compare aṅgulīkā (°ikā): aṅgulīy- akā…patitā Ѳ屹ٳ ii.110.4; sā ṅgܱīⲹkā dṛṣṭ� parijñātā 5; ṅgܱīⲹkā…patitā 13.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक).—n.
(-첹�) A finger ring. E. See ṅgܰīⲹka.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक).—[ṅgܱīⲹ + ka], n. A finger-ring.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक).—[neuter] finger-ring.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक):—[from ṅgܱ] n. a finger-ring
2) [v.s. ...] also ṅgܱī첹, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक):—n.
(-kam) A finger ring. E. ṅgܱīⲹ, taddh. aff. kan. See also ṅgܰīⲹka.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक):�(첹�) 1. n. A finger-ring.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ṃgܱ, ṃgܱᲹ첹, ṃgܱᲹ, ṃgܱīⲹ, ṃgܱīⲹga, ṃgܱīⲹya, ṃgܱᲹ첹, ṃgܱⲹⲹ.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṃgܱīⲹka (ಅಂಗುಲೀಯಕ):—[noun] a small metal circlet worn on the finger; a finger-ring.
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)
Partial matches: Iya, Anguli, Ka.
Starts with: Anguliyakasanthana.
Full-text (+1): Anguriyaka, Anguliya, Angulika, Anguriya, Mudranguliyaka, Vrishcikanguliyaka, Amgulia, Amgulijjaka, Amgulijjaga, Amguliyaga, Amguliyaya, Amgulejjaka, Amguleyaya, Nidhyai, Anguleyyaka, Angurika, Vikriti, Padabhushana, Mudray, Smri.
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Search found 17 books and stories containing Anguliyaka, ṅgܱīⲹ첹, ṅgܱīⲹ, Amguliyaka, ṃgܱīⲹka, Anguli-iya-ka, Aṅguli-iya-ka; (plurals include: Anguliyakas, ṅgܱīⲹ첹s, ṅgܱīⲹs, Amguliyakas, ṃgܱīⲹkas, kas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
2.6. Finger Ornaments (a): ṅgܱīⲹ첹 < [Chapter 3 - Ornaments]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.20.8 < [Chapter 20 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Verses 2.17.4-9 < [Chapter 17 - The Meeting of Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa]
Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Types of Ornaments < [Chapter 2]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 1.58 < [Book 1 - Brahma-kāṇḍa (or Āgama-samuccaya)]
Sanskrit dramas by Kerala authors (Study) (by S. Subramania Iyer)
5. Deviations from the Epic < [Chapter 4: Ascaryacudamani (Ashcharya Chudamani) (Study)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)