Pauraka: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Pauraka 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesPauraka (पौरक) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.48.13) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Pauraka) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPauraka (पौरक).—
1) A garden near a house.
2) A garden near a town.
Derivable forms: paurakam (पौरकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPauraka (पौरक).—n.
(-kaṃ) A garden round a house. E. paura citizen, and kan added.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPauraka (पौरक):—[from paura] m. a garden in the neighbourhood of a city or round a house, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPauraka (पौरक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. A house garden.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPauraka (ಪೌರಕ):—[noun] = ಪೌರ [paura]2 - 2.
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: Paurakam, Paurakanya, Paurakarya.
Full-text: Paurakam.
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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter LXXV - Supineness of bhagiratha < [Book VI - Nirvana prakarana part 1 (nirvana prakarana)]
List of Mahabharata tribes (by Laxman Burdak)