Elaka, E岣穉ka: 13 definitions
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Elaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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.
The Sanskrit term E岣穉ka can be transliterated into English as Elaka or Eliaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexElaka (啶忇げ啶�).鈥擜 迟墨谤迟丑补 sacred to Pit峁泂.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 22. 53.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉alaElaka (啶忇げ啶�) or El膩 refers to one of the eight trees (惫峁沰峁) of the 闯帽腻苍补肠补办谤补, according to the 10th century 岣屇乲腻谤峁嘺惫补 chapter 15. Accordingly, the 箩帽腻苍补肠补办谤补 refers to one of the three divisions of the sa峁僢hoga-pu峁璦 (鈥榚njoyment layer鈥�), situated in the 贬别谤耻办补尘补峁囜笉补濒补. El膩 is associated with the charnel ground (艣尘补艣腻苍补) named Sarpada峁兣沘 and with the direction-guardian (诲颈办辫腻濒补) named 艢a艣isuta.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Elaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Elettaria cardamomum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amomum racemosum Lam. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1797)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew (1930)
· Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London (1812)
· Asiatic Researches, or 鈥楾ransactions of the Society鈥� (1810)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1811)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Elaka, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarye岣穉ka : (m.) a wild goat.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) E岣穉ka, 2 (Sk. 别岣峚办补) a ram, a wild goat Sn.309; Vism.500 (in simile); J.I, 166; Pug.A 233 (= urabbha).鈥攆. 别岣穉办腻 S.II, 228, 别岣穉办墨 Th.2, 438, 别岣穒办墨 J.III, 481. (Page 161)
2) E岣穉ka, 1 (?) a threshold (see Morris, J.P.T.S. 1887, 146) Vin.II, 149 (掳p膩daka-p墨tha, why not 鈥渉aving feet resembling those of a ram鈥�? Cp. Vin Texts III, 165 鈥渁 chair raised on a pedestal鈥�); D.I, 166; A.I, 295; II, 206. The word & its meaning seems uncertain. (Page 161)
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryElaka (啶忇げ啶�).鈥擜 ram; see 啶忇ぁ啶� (别岣峚办补),
Derivable forms: 别濒补办补岣� (啶忇げ啶曕).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryElaka (啶忇げ啶�).鈥�(?) (= Pali e岣穉ka), threshold, perhaps to be read in 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.195.15; see s.v. eluka (1).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryElaka (啶忇げ啶�).鈥攎.
(-办补岣�) A ram: see 别岣峚办补. E. 岣峚 and la being interchanged.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Elaka (啶忇げ啶�):鈥�= 别岣峚办补, q.v., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) 贰濒腻办补 (啶忇げ啶距):鈥擺from 别濒腻] m. Name of a man [gana] 驳补谤驳腻诲颈, [P膩峁噄ni 4-1, 105]
3) [v.s. ...] n. = 别濒腻 above.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryElaka (啶忇げ啶�):鈥�(ka岣�) m. A ram.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusElak膩 (嗖庎膊嗖曕簿):鈥擺noun] (dial.) a kind of fish.
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E岣穉ka (嗖庎渤嗖�):鈥擺noun] the state of vibrating, wavering.
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E岣穉ka (嗖庎渤嗖�):鈥擺noun] a device, machine, etc. used for pulling heavy items, loads; a burden-puller; a tractor.
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E岣穉ka (嗖庎渤嗖�):鈥擺adjective] = 嗖庎渤嗖曕硜 [elaku].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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