Picchaka, Picchakā: 5 definitions
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Picchaka 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pichchhaka.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPicchaka (पिच्छक).—(At the end of comp.) A feather of a tail.
Derivable forms: picchakaḥ (पिच्छकः).
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Picchakā (पिच्छका).—The feathers of a peacock's tail tied in a bunch, a feather-brush (used by conjurors &c.).
See also (synonyms): picchikā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPicchaka (पिच्छक).—[masculine] sgl. = [preceding] [neuter] sgl.; [feminine] picchikā the tail of a peacock tied in a bunch.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPicchaka (पिच्छक):—[from pich] m. or n. a tail-feather, [Catalogue(s)] (cf. citra-p)
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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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Ends with: Citrapicchaka, Patalapicchaka, Pilapicchaka, Pilipicchaka, Shatipicchaka.
Full-text: Citrapicchaka, Picchika, Shatipicchaka, Patalapicchaka.
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