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Akaca, 峦: 13 definitions

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Akaca means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Akacha.

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Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Akaca in Pali glossary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

akāca : (adj.) flowless.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

峦, (adj.) (a + kāca) pure, flawless, clear D.II, 244; Sn.476; J.V, 203. (Page 1)

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)

峦�

(Burmese text): (�) မကြမ်းထမ်းသော၊ အပြစ်အန�-မရှ�-ကင်းလွတ�-သော၊ သည်။ (�) နိဗ္ဗာန်။

(Auto-Translation): (1) Not torturous, faultless - completely free from suffering. (2) Nirvana.

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context information

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Akaca (अक�).�a. [na. ba.] Bald.

-� Name of Ketu (the descending node), who is represented as a headless trunk. Tv. explains it thus : अकाय दुःखाय चायत� (akāya duḥkhāya cāyate); चाय्-� (-ḍa); केतुग्रहस्� उदये� लोकोपप्लवस्य शास्त्रप्रसिद्धि� (ketugrahasya udayena lokopaplavasya śāstraprasiddhi�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

峦 (अकाच).�adj. (= Pali id.; [etymology] uncertain; [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary] not glass, originally of jewels; it is once applied to jewels, along with vimala and suddha, in Dīghanikāya (Pali) ii.244.10 = Jātaka (Pali) ii.418.20; another theory in Senart i note 508), free from blemish or impurity: achidram akācam avraṇa� anāśravam te caraṇa� Ѳ屹ٳ i.164.7.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Akaca (अक�).—m.

(-�) Name of Ketu, the dragon’s tail, or descending node. mfn.

(-�-cā-ca�) Bald, destitute of hair. E a priv. and kaca hair; this applies to Ketu, as the symbol of the asterism is a headless trunk.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Akaca (अक�):—[=a-kaca] mfn. hairless, bald

2) [v.s. ...] cf. ut-, ū󱹲-, vi-

3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Ketu, the dragon’s tail or descending node (having a headless trunk), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Akaca (अक�):—[bahuvrihi compound] I. m. f. n.

(-�-cā-cam) Bald, destitute of hair. Ii. m.

(-�) A name of Ketu, the dragon’s tail, or descending node. E. a priv. and kaca: this applies to Ketu, as the symbol of the asterism is a headless trunk.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Akaca (अक�):—[a-kaca] (�) 1. m. Name of Ketu, the descending node; a. Bald.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Akaca (ಅಕ�):—[adjective] bald-headed; hairless.

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Akaca (ಅಕ�):�

1) [noun] a man who has no hair on the head; a bald-headed man.

2) [noun] the ninth of the nine astrological planets, Kētu.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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