Kalkin: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Kalkin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)Kalkin (कल्किन्) is the name of an ancient king, as mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—Accordingly, “To punish Kalkin for wanting to extract tax money from the Jaina monks, the city goddess rains a cloud for seventeen days. Kalkin, Master Prātipada, and a few other members of the community and town manage to survive by being perched on an elevation of land”.
Cf. Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra X. 13.v. 84-120: Johnson VI p. 341.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)Kalkin (कल्किन्) refers to an incarnation, according to the Ghaṭikāyantraghaṭanāvidhi, an unpublished manuscript describing the ritual connected with the setting up of the water clock and its invocation.—Accordingly, “[Now the pala-verses]: [...] For the welfare of the world, there [manifested the incarnations of] the Fish, the Tortoise, the Boar, the Man-Lion, One who had a Short Stature, Paraśurāma, Rāma, Kṛṣṇa, Buddha and Kalkin. I bow to Govinda, the god of gods, who in this manner assumed diverse forms, diverse shapes and diverse names, and who is meditated upon by sage”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” 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 Jainism
Jain philosophy
Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra SuriKalkin (कल्किन्) or Kalki who is looked upon as the tenth and the last incarnation of Viṣṇu, is said to have a white horse to ride upon. So Muni Kalyāṇavijaya in his “vīranirvāṇasaṃvat” (p. 48) has suggested that the word ‘kalki’ may be a Sanskritized form of kakkī, kakka the Pāiya (Prākṛta) word meaning a white horse.—Cf. Karka.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKalkin (कल्किन्).—a.
1) Foul, turbid, dirty.
2) Wicked. -m. see कल्कि (kalki) above.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalkin (कल्किन्).—mfn. (-lkī-lkinī-lki) 1. Foul, turbid, having sediment. 2. Dirty. 3. Wicked. m. (-lkī) The last descent of Vishnu: see the preceding. E. kalka, and ini aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalkin (कल्किन्).—[masculine] [Name] of a future liberator of the world.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kalkin (कल्किन्):—[from kalka] mfn. foul, turbid, having sediment, dirty, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] wicked, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] m. = kalki above.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalkin (कल्किन्):—(lkī) 5. m. Idem. a. Foul, turbid, dirty; wicked.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kālkin (काल्किन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kākki.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+6): Kalki, Vishnuyashas, Kakki, Pratipada, Kakka, Rama, Buddha, Matsya, Krishna, Nanarupa, Parashurama, Govinda, Hrasva, Kroda, Pumsimha, Kshema, Nananama, Kurma, Nanakara, Lokakshema.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 6: Kalkin < [Chapter XIII - Śrī Mahāvīra’s nirvāṇa]
Part 5: The fifth spoke < [Chapter XIII - Śrī Mahāvīra’s nirvāṇa]
Appendix 6.2: new and rare words < [Appendices]
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 27 - Procedure of Pūjā Maṇḍala Construction < [Section 9 - Vāsudeva-māhātmya]
Chapter 18 - Subjugation of Bali < [Section 2 - Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Naishadha-charita of Shriharsha (by Krishna Kanta Handiqui)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 5 - Philosophy of the Ahirbudhnya-saṃhitā < [Chapter XVI - The Pañcarātra]