Cakraka: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Cakraka means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Chakraka.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarCakraka (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶�).鈥擜 kind of fault in the application of operations, resulting in confusion; a fault in which one returns to the same place not immediately as in Anavastha but after several steps; cf. 啶啶ㄠぐ啷嵿啶氞啶涏た啶ぞ啶掂 啶啶ㄠぐ啶距啷� 啶囙い啶� 啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶曕ぎ啶掂啶さ啶膏啶ムぞ 啶啶班ぞ啶啶ㄠ啶むた 啷� (punar峁沜chibh膩va岣� punar膩峁� iti cakrakamavyavasth膩 pr膩pnoti |) M. Bh. on I. 3.60 Vart 5.
Vyakarana (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶�, vy膩kara峁嘺) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaCakraka (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶�).鈥擳he son, a Brahmav膩din, of Vi艣v膩mitra. (Anu艣膩sana Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 64).
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesCakraka (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶�) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. XIII.4.53, XIII.4) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning Cakraka) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)Cakraka (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶�) refers to one of the fifty-two varieties of Temples (辫谤腻蝉腻诲补), as discussed in chapter 8 (Kriy膩p膩da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it膩 covering the entire range of concerns of P膩帽car膩tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擠escription of the chapter [辫谤腻蝉腻诲补-bheda]:鈥擳his is ostensibly a highly technical chapter on varieties of 惫颈尘腻苍补-types. There are 52 varieties of 惫颈尘腻苍补s mentioned [e.g., Cakraka (or Vandira)] based on differences of 迟腻濒补-measurements and 补诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑腻苍补-basements; but the treatment upon examination gives only the most superficial of distinctions between one type and another.
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉alaCakraka (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶�) is the name of a V墨ra (hero) who, together with the 岣屇乲in墨 named Cakrik膩 forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Cittacakra, according to the 10th century 岣屇乲腻谤峁嘺惫补 chapter 15. Accordingly, the cittacakra refers to one of the three divisions of the 苍颈谤尘腻峁嘺-辫耻峁璦 (鈥榚manation layer鈥�), situated in the 贬别谤耻办补尘补峁囜笉补濒补. The 36 pairs of 岣屇乲in墨s and V墨ras [viz., Cakraka] are black in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.
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鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCakraka (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶�).鈥�a. [cakramiva k膩yati kaika] Wheel-shaped, circular.
-办补岣� Arguing in circle (in logic).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryCakraka (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶�).鈥�(= cakra plus -ka, m.c. ?), circle: an膩di-bhava-cakrake (膧谤测补-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨尘奴濒补办补濒辫补 434.21 (verse).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakraka (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶�).鈥攎.
(-办补岣�) A logical form or proposition, arguing in a circle. E. kan implying resemblance, added to the last.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakraka (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶�).鈥擺cakra + ka], m. 1. A kind of snake, [厂耻艣谤耻迟补] 2, 265, 17. 2. A proper name, 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 13, 253.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cakraka (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶�):鈥擺from cakra] mfn. resembling a wheel or circle, circular, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of serpent (cf. 肠补办谤补-尘补峁囜笉补濒颈苍), [厂耻艣谤耻迟补 v, 4, 34]
3) [v.s. ...] Dolichos biflorus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a 峁氠梗i, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 xiii, 253]
5) [v.s. ...] n. a particular way of fighting, [Hariva峁兣沘 iii, 124, 19] ([varia lectio] citraka)
6) [v.s. ...] arguing in a circle, [Pata帽jali]
7) 颁补办谤补办腻 (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶曕ぞ):鈥擺from cakraka > cakra] f. a kind of plant having great curative properties (white Abrus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]), [厂耻艣谤耻迟补 iv, 30, 3 and 19]
8) Cakraka (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶�):鈥擺from cakra] m. (also) the ring on an umbrella, [Subh膩峁t膩vali]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakraka (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶�):鈥�(办补岣�) 1. m. Arguing in a circle.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Cakraka (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 颁补办办腻驳补.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
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Starts with: Cakrakanike, Cakrakara, Cakrakaraka, Cakrakartri, Cakrakashraya.
Full-text: Malacakraka, Ganacakraka, Cakrika, Cakkaga, Cakrakashraya, Cakkirakam, Kamacakra, Citraka, Cakkarakapirasankam, Alatacakraka, Cakra, Tricakraka, Vandira, Apekshin, Anyonyashraya, Cittacakra, Prasada.
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The Nyaya theory of Knowledge (by Satischandra Chatterjee)
Part 7 - Hypothetical Argument (tarka) < [Chapter 2 - The nature and forms of Knowledge]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
A comparative study between Buddhism and Nyaya (by Roberta Pamio)
1.2. The Ny膩ya View < [Chapter 1 - The Nature and Criterion of Knowledge]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section IV < [Anusasanika Parva]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 22 - Jaina Atheism < [Chapter VI - The Jaina Philosophy]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 3 - Tarka (ratiocination) < [Chapter XXVIII - Madhva Logic]
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