Krishikara, °á¹›á¹£¾±°ì²¹°ù²¹: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Krishikara 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.
The Sanskrit term °á¹›á¹£¾±°ì²¹°ù²¹ can be transliterated into English as Krsikara or Krishikara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira1) °á¹›á¹£¾±°ì²¹°ù²¹ (कृषिकर) refers to “farmersâ€�, according to the Bá¹›hatsaṃhitÄ (chapter 16) (“On the planetsâ€�graha-bhaktiyogaâ€�), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by VarÄhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiá¹£a).—Accordingly, “The Sun presides over the people of the western half of the NarmadÄ, and over the people living on the banks of the Iká¹£umatÄ«. He also presides over hill-men, quick-silver, deserts, shepherds, seeds, pod-grains, bitter flavour, trees, gold, fire, poison and persons successful in battle; over medicines, physicians, quadrupeds, farmers (°ìṛṣ¾±°ì²¹°ù²¹), kings, butchers, travellers, thieves, serpents, forests and renowned and cruel menâ€�.
2) NÄgara (नागर) refers to the “citizensâ€�, according to the Bá¹›hatsaṃhitÄ (chapter 16) (“On the planetsâ€�graha-bhaktiyogaâ€�), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by VarÄhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiá¹£a).—Accordingly, “[...] Mars presides over citizens (²ÔÄå²µ²¹°ù²¹), farmers, chemists, firemen, soldiers, forest-men, citadels, chief towns, butchers, sinners, haughty men, kings, children, elephants, fops, infanticides, shepherds, red fruits, red flowers, corals, commanders of armies, jaggery, wine, cruel men, storehouses, Agnihotrins, metal mines, the ÅšÄkyas in red robes, the Buddhists, thieves, rogues, vindictive and gluttonous persons. [...]â€�.

Jyotisha (जà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤¤à¤¿à¤�, Âá²â´Ç³Ù¾±á¹£a or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomyâ€� or “Vedic astrologyâ€� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇá¸ala°á¹›á¹£¾±°ì²¹°ù²¹ (कृषिकर) or Kṛṣika is the name of a VÄ«ra (hero) who, together with the ḌÄkinÄ« named KṛṣikarÄ« [or KṛṣikÄ] forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the ³Ò³Üṇa³¦²¹°ì°ù²¹, according to the 10th century ḌÄkÄå°ùṇa±¹²¹ chapter 15. Accordingly, the ²µ³Üṇa³¦²¹°ì°ù²¹ refers to one of the four divisions of the ²õ²¹³ó²¹Âá²¹-±è³Üá¹a (‘innate layerâ€�), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the ±á±ð°ù³Ü°ì²¹³¾²¹á¹‡á¸²¹±ô²¹. The 36 pairs of ḌÄkinÄ«s and VÄ«ras [viz., °á¹›á¹£¾±°ì²¹°ù²¹] are whitish red 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’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary°á¹›á¹£¾±°ì²¹°ù²¹ (कृषिकर).—[masculine] plougher, husbandman.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary°á¹›á¹£¾±°ì²¹°ù²¹ (कृषिकर):—[=°ìṛṣ¾±-°ì²¹°ù²¹] [from kṛṣi > kṛṣ] m. a ploughman, [VarÄha-mihira’s Bá¹›hat-saṃhitÄ; VarÄha-mihira’s Bá¹›hajjÄtaka]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Krishi, Kara.
Starts with: Krishikarana.
Full-text: Krishikrit, Krishirata, Krishi, Krishikari, Krishika, Gunacakra.
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