Kshiraka, 碍峁Ｄ玶补办补: 7 definitions
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Kshiraka means something in 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 碍峁Ｄ玶补办补 can be transliterated into English as Ksiraka or Kshiraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index碍峁Ｄ玶补办补 (啶曕啶粪啶班).鈥擲acred to Lalit膩.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 44. 97.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢aivism碍峁Ｄ玶补办补 (啶曕啶粪啶班) is the name of a sacred site (辫墨峁环补) to be assigned to the left calve (箩补峁単丑腻) during the 辫墨峁环补vidhi (鈥榬itual of sacred sites鈥�) according to the Tantr膩loka chapter 29. This chapter of the Tantr膩loka by Abhinavagupta expounds details regarding the Kula initiation ritual. Kula or Kaula is a specific tradition within 艢aivism, closely related to Siddh膩nta and 艢aktism. In the J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va-tantra it is also mentioned as a 辫墨峁环补 and is also called Kolvagiri.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary碍峁Ｄ玶补办补 (啶曕啶粪啶班).鈥攊n form nt., = k峁Ｄ玶ik膩 (1), q.v., a kind of (probably) date-tree: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 ii.248.4 掳k膩ni ca, in a list of trees, all nt. in form and even introduced by the formally nt. v峁沰峁Ｄ佱箛i; hence, doubtless, our form. In line 16 below the list is repeated in inst. forms, and here the mss. read k峁Ｄ玶ik膩hi, which should doubtless be kept, since k峁Ｄ玶ik膩 is recorded.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary碍峁Ｄ玶补办补 (啶曕啶粪啶班):鈥擺from 办峁Ｄ玶补] m. Name of a fragrant plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[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 corpus碍峁Ｄ玶补办补 (嗖曕硩嗖粪硛嗖班矔):鈥擺noun] the creeper Pergularia daemia ( = P. extensa, = Daemia extensa) of Asclepiadaceae family.
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: Kshirakadamba, Kshirakakoli, Kshirakakolika, Kshirakalambha, Kshirakalyana, Kshirakalyanaghrita, Kshirakancukin, Kshirakanda, Kshirakandaka, Kshirakandakalpa, Kshirakantha, Kshirakanthaka, Kshirakashtha, Kshirakau.
Full-text: Madhukshiraka, Talakshiraka, Kshirika, Talakshira, Kshiramorata, Pithavidhi.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 87 < [Volume 6 (1882)]
Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
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Shaiva Tantra: A way of Self-awareness (by L. N. Sharma)