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राका

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Script: Devanagari

राका

Puranic Encyclopaedia  | English  English |   | 
RĀKĀ I   The presiding Devī of the full moon. she too was present at the birth of Subrahmaṇya. [Śalya Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 14] . Rākādevī was the daughter of Aṅgiras, who had by his wife Smṛti four daughters called Sinīvālī, Kuhū, Rākā and Anumati. [Viṣṇu Purāṇa. Part 1, Chapter 1] .
RĀKĀ II   A Rākṣasa girl. she served, at the instance of Kubera, Maharṣi Viśravas, and a son called Khara and a daughter, Śūrpaṇakhā, were born to her by the maharṣi. [Vana Parva, Chapter 275, Verse 3] .

राका

हिन्दी (hindi) WN | Hindi  Hindi |   | 
 noun  एक राक्षसी   Ex. एक कथा के अनुसार राका खर और दूषण की माता थी ।
ONTOLOGY:
पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character)जन्तु (Fauna)सजीव (Animate)संज्ञा (Noun)
Wordnet:
kokराका
marराका
oriରାକା ରାକ୍ଷସୀ
sanराका
   see : पूर्णिमा, खुजली

राका

कोंकणी (Konkani) WN | Konkani  Konkani |   | 
 noun  एक राक्षसी   Ex. एके काणये प्रमाणें राका खर आनी दुषणाची आवय आशिल्ली
ONTOLOGY:
पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character)जन्तु (Fauna)सजीव (Animate)संज्ञा (Noun)
Wordnet:
marराका
oriରାକା ରାକ୍ଷସୀ
sanराका

राका

मराठी (Marathi) WN | Marathi  Marathi |   | 
 noun  एक राक्षसीण   Ex. राका ही खर व दूषणाची आई होती.
ONTOLOGY:
पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character)जन्तु (Fauna)सजीव (Animate)संज्ञा (Noun)
Wordnet:
kokराका
oriରାକା ରାକ୍ଷସୀ
sanराका

राका

  स्त्री. पूर्णिमा . राकाशशी मदनदर्पण भाविला हे । - नल २७ . [ सं . ]

राका

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
राका  f. f. (iii, 40">[Uṇ. iii, 40] ) the goddess presiding over the actual day of full moon (or regarded as the full moon's consort; अनुमति is supposed to preside over the previous day), [Jyot.] (cf.[IW. 158] )
   the day of full moon, full moon, [RV.] &c. &c.
   N. of a daughter of अङ्गिरस् and स्मृति, [Pur.]
   of a daughter of अङ्गिरस् and श्रद्धा, ib.
   of the wife of धातृ and mother of प्रातृ, ib.
   of a राक्षसी (the mother of खर and शूर्प-णखा), [MBh.]
   of a daughter of सु-मालिन्, [R.]
   of a river, [BhP.]
   itch, scab, [L.]
   a girl in whom menstruation has begun, [L.]

राका

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
राका [rākā]   [रा-क तस्य नेत्वम् [Uṇ.3.4] ]
   The full-moon day, particularly the night; दारिद्र्यं भजते कलानिधिरयं राका- धुना म्लायति [Bv.2.72,94,165,175;3.11;] राकायामकलङ्कं चेदमृतांशोर्भवेद्वपुः [K. P.]
   The goddess presiding over the full-moon day.
   A girl in whom menstruation has just commenced.
   itch, scab.
  N. N. of the mother of खर and शूर्पणखा.
  N. N. of a river; L. D. B.
   Comp. ईशः full moon; दृष्टं वनं कुमुदितं राकेशकररञ्जितम् [Bhāg.1.29.21.]
  N. N. of Śiva.
-चन्द्रः, -पतिः, -रमणः   full moon; राकापतिर्जेष्यति [Bv.2.54;] राकारमणस्य हन्त साम्राज्यम् 2.15.

राका

Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit  English |   | 
राका  f.  (-का)
   1. full-moon, or the day of full-moon.
   2. A girl in whom menstruation has commenced.
   3. scab, itch.
   4. The name of a river.
   E. रा to give, (good fortune,) Unādi aff.
ROOTS:
रा

राका

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN | Sanskrit  Sanskrit |   | 
 noun  राक्षसीविशेषः।   Ex. कयाचित् कथया अनुसारेण राका खरदूषणयोः माता आसीत्।
ONTOLOGY:
पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character)जन्तु (Fauna)सजीव (Animate)संज्ञा (Noun)
Wordnet:
kokराका
marराका
oriରାକା ରାକ୍ଷସୀ
   see : कण्डूतिः, दुर्गा, पूर्णेन्दुः, पूर्णिमा

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