Kanka, ṅk, ṅk, Kamka: 33 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyṅk (कङ्क) is a Sanskrit word referring to the “heron�. The meat of this animal is part of the ṃs (‘group of flesh�), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal ṅk is part of the group of birds named Vartadi, which is a sub-group of Viṣkira, refering to “birds similar to common quail who eat while scattering the gains�. It was classified by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhit sūtrasthna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic properties of the substance.
: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume Iṅk (कङ्क)—Sanskrit word for a bird corresponding to “heron�, cf. gujurtī ū “bird of prey�; in epics, it haunts the battlefields. This animal is from the group called Prasaha (‘carnivorous birds�). Prasaha itself is a sub-group of the group of animals known as Jṅghala (living in high ground and in a jungle).

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: ISKCON Press: Glossaryṅk (कङ्क).—The name Yudhiṣṭhira used during the last year of exile in the kingdom of Virṭa.

Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Wisdom Library: Varha-purṇaṅk (कङ्क) is another name for Hemaparvata, one of the seven major mountains in Kuśa屹ī貹, according to the ղܰṇa chapter 87. Kuśa屹ī貹 is one of the seven islands (屹ī貹), ruled over by Vapuṣmn, one of the ten sons of Priyavrata, son of Svyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahm, who was in turn created by Nryaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
The ղܰṇa is categorised as a Mahpurṇa, and was originally composed of 24,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 10th century. It is composed of two parts and Sūta is the main narrator.
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) ṅk (कङ्क).—One of the seven famous archers of the Vṛṣṇi dynasty. The seven are: Kṛtavarm, Andhṛṣṭi, Samīka, Samitiñjaya, ṅk, Śaṅku and Kunti. (Chapter 14, Sabh Parva).
2) ṅk (कङ्क).—A King of ancient India. (Śloka 233, Chapter 1, Ādi Parva).
3) ṅk (कङ्क).—A bird, son of Suras. (Śloka 69, Chapter 66, Ādi Parva).
4) ṅk (कङ्क).—The name which Dharmaputra bore when he spent his life incognito at the palace of the King of Virṭa. (See under Dharmaputra).
5) ṅk (कङ्क).—A place of habitation of ancient India. This place was given to Dharmaputra as a gift by the inhabitants of the place. (Chapter 51, Sabh Parva).
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation1) ṅk (कङ्क) is the name of a Sage (Muni) who once attended a great sacrifice by Dakṣa, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.2.27. Accordingly as Brahm narrated to Nrada:—“[...] once a great sacrifice was started by Dakṣa, O sage. To partake in that sacrifice, the celestial and terrestrial sages and devas were invited by Śiva and they reached the place being deluded by Śiva’s My. [ṅk, ...] and many others along with their sons and wives arrived at the sacrifice of Dakṣa—my son�.
2) ṅk (कङ्क) refers to a group of Asuras, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.5.16 (“The battle of the gods�).—Accordingly, as Jalandhara commanded the Asuras: “O Excellent Asuras, put up a stiff fight with Indra and other gods who are always cowardly though they have a huge army. At my bidding let all these come out with their entire army—the Mauryas numbering a hundred thousand, the Dhūmras in hundreds, the Asuras and the Klakeyas in crores and the Klakas, the Daurhṛdas and the ṅks in lakhs. [...]�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) ṅk (कङ्क).—A hill of Ślmali屹ī貹.*
- * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa II. 19. 39.
1b) A son of Ugrasena.*
- * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa III. 71. 133.
1c) A son of Ugrasena, and brother of Kaṃsa; killed by Balarma.1 His daughter was the queen of Andhaka.2
1d) A son of Devamīḍha alias Śūra, and Mriṣ�. His queen was Karṇi and sons were Ṛtadhman and Jaya.*
- * Bhgavata-purṇa IX. 24. 27-9. & 44.
1e) The of the Lord in the fifth 屹貹 with four sons, all yogins.*
- * Vyu-purṇa 23. 129.
1f) A ṛt at Brahm's ⲹñ.*
- * Vyu-purṇa 106. 36.
1g) (Mt.) a chief hill of the Ślmali屹ī貹.*
- * Vyu-purṇa 42. 50; 49. 36; Viṣṇu-purṇa II. 4. 27.
1h) A mountain in Kuśa屹ī貹.*
- * Matsya-purṇa 122. 57.
1i) A royal dynasty of sixteen princes noted for their greed. See maunas.*
- * Bhgavata-purṇa XII. 1. 29.
1j) A tribe defeated by Bharatas. Purified of sin by devotion to Hari.1 Heard of Kṛṣṇa going to Mithil, and met him there with presents.2
2a) ṅk (कङ्क�).—A daughter of Ugrasena.*
- * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa III. 71. 134.
2b) A daughter of Ugrasena; wife of Ānaka and mother of Satyajit and Purujit.*
- * Bhgavata-purṇa IX. 24. 25 and 41; Matsya-purṇa 44. 76.
ṅk (कङ्क) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. I.177.18) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ṅk) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) 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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira1) ṅk (कङ्क�) or ṅkketu refers to certain types of Ketus (i.e., luminous bodies such as comets and meteors), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhit (chapter 11), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The comets that resemble clusters of stars are named Gaṇa Ketus; they are 8 in number and are the sons of Prajpati. Those that are oblongular in shape, are 204 in number and are the sons of Brahm. The comets that resemble clusters of bamboo canes and that are as bright as the moon are named ṅk Ketus; they are the sons of Varuṇa and are 32 in number. When they appear mankind will suffer miseries�.
2) ṅk (कङ्क) refers to a country belonging to “Madhyadeśa (central division)� classified under the constellations of Kṛtti, Rohiṇ� and Mṛgaśīrṣa, according to the system of ū岵, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhit (chapter 14).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛtti. The constellations of Kṛtti, Rohiṇ� and Mṛgaśīrṣa represent the Madhyadeśa or central division consisting of the countries of [i.e., ṅk] [...]�.

Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa 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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantraṅk (कङ्क) refers to a “heron� (i.e., ‘being amongst herons in dreams�), according to the Svacchanda-tantra.—Accordingly, [verse 4.21-27, while describing inauspicious dreams]—“[...] [He dreams of] the destruction of houses, palaces, beds, clothes, and seats; defeat of oneself in battle and theft of ones things. [He] ascends or is amongst donkeys, camels, dogs, jackals, and herons (첹ṅk), vultures, and cranes. [He rides on] buffalos, owls, and crows, eats cooked meat, [wears a] red garland, and ointment for the body. [...]�

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)ṅk (कङ्क) refers to the “water-hen�, according to the ŚⲹԾ첹-śٰ: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rj Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the yellow-eyed division of hawks]: “The Vjas are of five kinds. Their descriptions are given separately. [...] Klaka is that class which is long and black like the ṅk or water-hen. It is very difficult to tame, and once tamed it becomes wild again�.

This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts�) and Shastras (“sciences�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: HinduismKanka (कं�): Assumed name of Yudhishthira at Virata's court.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)ṅk (कङ्क) refers to a “heron�, according to the Bhūśalyasūtraptananimittavidhi section of Jagaddarpaṇa’s Ācryakriysamuccaya, a text within Tantric Buddhism dealing with construction manual for monasteries etc.—Accordingly, “[...] [The officiant] should examine omens. If a cord is cut, the death of a master [will take place]. If the cries of a jackal, a vulture and a heron (첹ṅk) [are heard], then the death of a lord [will] definitely [take place]. [...]�.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kanka in India is the name of a plant defined with Dendrocalamus strictus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bambusa stricta Roxb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hort. Beng. (1814)
· Numer. List (5038)
· Fl. Bras. (Martius) (1880)
· The Indian Forester (1991)
· The Indian Forester (1988)
· Rev. Hort. (1876)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kanka, for example chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary첹ṅk : (m.) a heron.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionaryṅk, (Sk. 첹ṅk, to sound-root �, cp. kiṅkiṇ� & see note on gala) a heron M. I, 364, 429; J. V, 475.
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)첹ṅk�
(Burmese text): သင်တိုင်းဝတ်ငှက်။ ငှက်ကြီးတုံးစပ်။ ဘုမ္မတီးငှက်၊ ဥဗျိုင်းငှက်။
(Auto-Translation): You are a crow. A big eagle. A magical bird, a wise bird.

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary첹ṅk (कं�).—m S A heron or curlew.
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ṅ� (कांक�).—m C The end-portion of a Cocoanut-branch.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English첹ṅk (कं�).�m A heron or curlew.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṅk (कङ्क).�1 A heron; Ѳٲ (Bombay) 11.16.7.
2) A variety of mango.
3) Name of Yama.
4) A Kṣatriya.
5) A Vṛṣṇi.
6) A false or pretended Brhmaṇa.
7) Name assumed by Yudhiṣṭhira in the palace of Virṭa.
8) One of the 18 divisions of the continent.
9) Name of a people (pl.); cf. कङ्कस्तरङ्गे गुप्ते � गृध्ने काके युधिष्ठिरे � कूले मधुरिप� कोके पिके वैवस्वतेऽप्य� (첹ṅkstaraṅge gupte ca gṛdhne ke yudhiṣṭhire | kūle madhuripau koke pike vaivasvate'pyatha) || Nm.
-ṅk 1 A sort of sandal.
2) Scent of the lotus.
Derivable forms: 첹ṅk� (कङ्क�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṅk (कङ्क).—m.
(-ṅk�) 1. A heron. 2. Yama or death. 3. A false or pretended Brahman. 4. A title of Yudisht'Hira, from his assuming the disguise of a Brahman. 5. A man of the second or military tribe. 6. One of the eighteen divisions of the continent. 7. The brother of Kansa. 8. A kind of mango. f.
(-ṅk) 1. A daughter of Ugrasena. 2. A sort of sandal. E. kaki to go, ac aff.
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ṅk (कङ्क�).—f.
(-ṅk) Scent of the lotus.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṅk (कङ्क).—I. m. 1. A heron, [峾ⲹṇa] 6, 90, 25. 2. The name of a king, Ѳٲ 1, 227. 3. pl. The name of a people, Ѳٲ 2, 1850. Ii. f. , A proper name, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 2029.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṅk (कङ्क).—[masculine] heron; [Name] of a man, [plural] of a people.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorumṅk (कङ्क) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. Padyvalī.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṅk (कङ्क):�m. ([from] the above according to, [Trntha tarkavcaspati’s Vcaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary]), a heron (the first heron is supposed to be a son of Suras, [Ѳٲ i, 2633]), [Vjasaneyi-saṃhit xxiv, 31; Sma-veda; Ѳٲ; Mṛcchakaṭi] etc.
2) a kind of mango, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Name of Yama, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) of several men, [Ѳٲ; Harivaṃśa; Bhgavata-purṇa] etc.
5) a Name assumed by Yudhiṣṭhira (before king Virṭa, when in the disguise of a Brhman), [Ѳٲ iv]
6) a false or pretended Brhman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) a man of the second or military tribe, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) one of the eighteen divisions of the continent, [Horace H. Wilson]
9) m. [plural] Name of a people, [Ѳٲ; Bhgavata-purṇa; Varha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhit]
10) ṅk (कङ्क�):—[from 첹ṅk] f. a kind of sandal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) [v.s. ...] the scent of the lotus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) ṅk (कङ्क):—f( and ī). Name of a daughter of Ugrasena (and sister of ṅk), [Bhgavata-purṇa; Viṣṇu-purṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṅk (कङ्क):�(ṅk�) 1. m. A heron; Yama or death; name of Yudishthir.
2) ṅk (कङ्क�):�(ṅ�) 1. f. Scent of the lotus.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṅk (कङ्क) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ṃk.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryṃk (कं�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ṅk.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṃk (ಕಂ�):�
1) [noun] any of various wading birds (esp. subfamily Ardeinae) with a long neck, long legs, and a long, tapered bill, living along marshes and river banks; a heron.
2) [noun] a small, wild canine, Vulpes bengalensis, with bushy tail, believed to be very crafty; a jackal.
3) [noun] an instrument with two arms for grasping and holding; a pair of tongs.
4) [noun] an epithet of Yama, the Death-God.
5) [noun] a man in the garb of a brhmaṇa.
6) [noun] a person who leads a life of contemplation and rigorous self-denial for religious purposes; an ascetic.
7) [noun] a man, known for courage esp. for fighting single-handedly in war.
8) [noun] cessation of life; death.
9) [noun] a kind of mango.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryṅk (कङ्क):—n. Zool. 1. white kite; 2. heron;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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