Jaraka, Jarāka, Jāraka: 6 definitions
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Jaraka means something in 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryjarāka (जराक).—ad jarākasā ad decl ( A ēka & sā for asā) A little, somewhat, in a small or slight degree or quantity.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishjarāka (जराक).—ad Some- what; a little.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJāraka (जारक).—a. [jṝ-ṇic ṇvul]
1) Causing to decay.
2) Promoting digestion, digestive.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jaraka (जरक):—[from jara] n. (= raṇa) Asa foetida, [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]
2) Jāraka (जारक):—[from jāra] mfn. causing decay, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] digestive, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Jaraka (जरक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jaraya.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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: Jarakabaraka, Jarakadi, Jarakakhya, Jarakakhyatana, Jarakamaraka, Jarakarata, Jarakaratam, Jarakari, Jarakarma, Jarakarmi, Jarakasa, Jarakati, Jarakattu.
Ends with: Ajaraka, Alinjaraka, Bhumigojaraka, Garjaraka, Jarjaraka, Kalanjaraka, Marjaraka, Marjjaraka, Pajjaraka, Panjaraka, Pinjaraka, Prajaraka, Sujaraka, Vanajaraka, Vanijjaraka.
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The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 69 - Śrīkṛṣṇa, his birth and life (somavaṃśa-anukīrtana) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]