Pecaka, P膿caka: 12 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Pechaka.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusPecaka (啶啶氞) refers to the 鈥渞egion of the tail root shall鈥� (of an elephant), according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 6, 鈥渙n determination of measurements鈥漖: 鈥�12. Below the flanks are the two hindquarters to be recognized; the 苍颈峁辞艣补 at (between?) flank and back; the belly after these two; (after or behind?) these two (苍颈峁辞艣补s) are the two parts named the 耻迟办峁涐梗峁璦蝉 (鈥榚levated parts鈥�). 13. But the region of the tail root shall be (called) the pecaka [e.g., puccham奴lasam墨pa峁� sy膩t pecaka峁� ...]. Below the throat, upon the breast, one shall recognize the 补苍迟补谤尘补峁噄, fastened at the joint of the neck鈥�
: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study1) Pecaka (啶啶氞) is a synonym (another name) for the Owl (Ul奴ka), according to scientific texts such as the M峁沢apak峁艣膩stra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or 鈥渢he ancient Indian science of animals and birds鈥� by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
2) Pecaka (啶啶氞) refers to the Great-horned owl (Bubo bubo),
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryp膿caka (啶啶氞).鈥攆 n Brass-wire. Used in brocades and stuffs.
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 dictionaryPecaka (啶啶氞).鈥�
1) An owl; 啶呧え啷囙え 啶た啶ㄠ啶ㄠぞ啶炧啶溹え啶啶氞啷囙え 啶曕啶む啶掂ぞ啶曕啶粪た啶侧啶 啶栢げ啷� 啶啶氞啷囙え (anena bhinn膩帽janamecakena k峁泃v膩k峁lepa峁� khalu pecakena) R膩m. Ch.6.29.
2) The root of an elephant's tail; M膩ta峁単a L.3.2;6.1,13.
3) A couch, bed.
4) A cloud.
5) A louse.
6) A shelter on a street; M膩nas膩ra.
Derivable forms: 辫别肠补办补岣� (啶啶氞啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPecaka (啶啶氞).鈥攎.
(-办补岣�) 1. An owl. 2. The root of an elephant鈥檚 tail. 3. The tip of it. 4. A cloud. 5. A bed. 6. A louse. E. pac to spread, Unadi aff. vun, i峁� inserted.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPecaka (啶啶氞).鈥擨. m. 1. An owl, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 6, 27, 31. 2. The root of an elephant鈥檚 tail. 3. A bed. 4. A louse. 5. A cloud. Ii. f. 肠颈办腻, A kind of owl, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 1. 1.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pecaka (啶啶氞):鈥�m. (鈭�1. pac?) an owl (cf. 办峁涐梗峁嘺-辫)
2) the tip or the root of an elephant鈥檚 tail, [Var膩ha-mihira]
3) a couch, bed (= 辫补谤测补峁卥补), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) a louse, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) a cloud, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPecaka (啶啶氞):鈥�(办补岣�) 1. m. An owl; root of an elephant鈥檚 tail, or its tip; a cloud; a bee; a louse; a bed.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPecaka (啶啶氞) [Also spelled pechak]:鈥�(nf) a reel (of thread),
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusP膿caka (嗖硣嗖氞矔):鈥�
1) [noun] an owl.
2) [noun] the place where the tail of an elephant is attached to the main body.
3) [noun] the small, flat louse Pediculus humanus capitis of Anoplura order insects with sucking mouthparts, parasitic on on the humans head; head louse.
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: Pecakali, Pecakam, Pecakasa.
Full-text (+12): Pecakin, Pecila, Pecakam, Pecika, Pechak, Apecaka, Vecakam, Maghavan, Parinaha, Netra, Kakshya, Dairghya, Ucchraya, Askandha, Pramatavya, Skandha, Asthana, Kakshyasthana, Puccha, Samipa.
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Mayamata and Building Construction (study) (by Ripan Ghosh)
Part 4 - Padaviny膩sa (Different diagrams) < [Chapter 4 - Pre-arrangement of Building Construction]
Part 4.3 - Description of the V膩stupuru峁-vidh膩na diagram < [Chapter 4 - Pre-arrangement of Building Construction]
Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Chapter 7 - The Ground Plans (padaviny膩sa-lak峁峁嘺)
Chapter 9 - The Village (gr膩ma)
Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)
8. Summary of the Kriya-pada of the Isanasivagurudeva-paddhati < [Chapter 2 - A Textual analysis]
Elephantology and its Ancient Sanskrit Sources (by Geetha N.)