Tolaka: 6 definitions
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Tolaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryTolaka.—same as tola; equal to 2 śānas or 80 ratis; also called kola, draṅkṣaṇa, badara, kṣudraka, vaṭaka, etc. (JNSI, Vol. XVI, pp. 41, 44). Note: tolaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Tolaka.—same as kola or tola; 80 ratis in weight. Note: tolaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTolaka (तोलक).—i. e. tul + aka, m. and n. A weight = 2 śṇa, [Ჹٲṅgṇ�] 4, 201.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTolaka (तोलक):—[from tola] mn. ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a weight of gold or silver (in books = 16 Māṣas, in practise only = 12 M°s), [Ჹٲṅgṇ� iv, 201]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Tolaka (तोलक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Tulaya.
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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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Starts with: Tolaka Vihara, Tolakal, Tolakale, Tolakalu, Tolakamahatmya.
Full-text: Tolakamahatmya, Drankshana, Tolaka Vihara, Kudava, Tola, Panitala, Tulaya, Karshardha, Karsha, Tolika, Badara, Lanka Vihara, Kshudrama, Dramkshana, Kola, Kshudraka, Tula, Vantaka, Viharadevi.
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