Tirthaka, Tīrthaka: 9 definitions
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Tirthaka 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: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationTīrthaka (तीर्थक) refers to a “holy place”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.20 (“The celebration of Gaṇeśa’s marriage”).—Accordingly, after Kārttikeya went to the Krauñca mountain: “[...] In the month of Kārttika, the gods, the holy sages and great ascetics go there (tīrthaka) to see Kumāra. He who has the vision of the lord in the Kṛttikā Nakṣatra in the month of Kārttika is divested of all sins. He derives all desired fruits. Pārvatī became grief-stricken by separation from Skanda. She piteously told her lord.—‘O lord, let us go there’. [...]”.
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 dictionaryTīrthaka (तीर्थक).—a. Holy, sacred, venerable; कृपयातिथिरूपेण भवद्भिस्तीर्थकाः कृताः (kṛpayātithirūpeṇa bhavadbhistīrthakāḥ kṛtāḥ) Bhāgavata 1.19.32.
-kaḥ An ascetic, a Brāhmaṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryTīrthaka (तीर्थक).—(°ika) , see sama-tīrthika.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTīrthaka (तीर्थक).—[tīrtha + ka], I. adj. Holy, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 19, 32. Ii. m. A Brāhmaṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTīrthaka (तीर्थक).—[adjective] worthy, sacred. [masculine] an ascetic, the chief of a sect; [neuter] a holy bathing-place.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tīrthaka (तीर्थक):—[from tīra] mfn. = tha-bhūta, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa i, 19, 32]
2) [v.s. ...] m. = thika, [Buddhist literature]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a Nāga, [ib.]
4) [v.s. ...] n. (ifc.) a Tīrtha, [Harivaṃśa]
[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 corpusTīrthaka (ತೀರ್ಥಕ):—[adjective] religiously revered; holy; sacred.
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Tīrthaka (ತೀರ್ಥಕ):—
1) [noun] a religious ascetic; a sage.
2) [noun] a religious teacher or propounder of a religious school.
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: Tirthakaka, Tirthakalpalata, Tirthakamandalu, Tirthakanda, Tirthakara, Tirthakaratva, Tirthakartavyatavicara, Tirthakashika, Tirthakaumudi.
Ends with: Addakappatatirthaka, Gotirthaka, Samatirthaka, Sutirthaka.
Full-text: Tirthya, Tirthika, Akrureshvaratirtha, Samatirthaka, Sutirthaka, Gotirthaka, Akrura, Hemavata.
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Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 1 - Country of Tsu-ku-ch’a (Tsaukuta) < [Book XII - Twenty-two Countries]
A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms (by Fa-Hien)
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XI - The fourth Bhūmi < [Volume I]
Tibetan tales (derived from Indian sources) (by W. R. S. Ralston)