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    See also ākara.


    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 223, col. 1.
    ākaraḥ [by P. III. 3. 118 ākurvaṃtyasmin; kṝ-ap]

    1 A mine; maṇirākarodbhavaḥ R. 3. 18; ākare padmarāgāṇāṃ janma kācamaṇeḥ kutaḥ H. Pr. 44; Ms. 7. 62; Y. 3. 242; (fig.) a mine or rich source of anything (utpattisthānaṃ); māso nu puṣpākaraḥ V. 1. 9; aśeṣaguṇākaraṃ Bh. 2. 92; Mk. 8. 38; Mu. 7. 7.

    2 A collection, group; padmākaraṃ dinakaro vikacīkaroti Bh. 2. 73; Ku. 2. 29; Māl. 9. 47.

    3 Best, excellent.

    4 N. of a country.

    5 N. of the Mahābhāshya.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 307.
    ākaraḥ [by puṃsi saṃjñāyāṃ ghaḥ prāyeṇa P.III.3.118 ākurva- ntyasmin; Kāśi. 1 A mine; maṇirākarodbhavaḥ R.3.18; ākare padmarāgāṇāṃ janma kācamaṇeḥ kutaḥ H. Pr.38; Ms.7.62; ākare- ṣvadhikāritā Y.3.242; (fig.) a mine or rich source of anything (utpattisthānam); māso nu puṣpākaraḥ V.1.10; aśeṣa- guṇākaram Bh.2.92; saubhāgyapaṇyākaraḥ Mk.8.38; ākaraḥ sarva- śāstrāṇām Mu.7.7. -2 A collection, group; padmākaraṃ dinakaro vikacīkaroti Bh.2.73; kamalākara Ku.2.29; snehākarāṇi Māl.9.47. -3 Best, excellent. -4 N. of a country. -5 N. of the Mahābhāṣya. -6 N. of a country (the modern Khandesh); Bṛi. S. a. Best, excellent. -Comp. -karma n. A mining operation; ākarakarmāntapravartanam Kau. A.2. -granthaḥ A source-book. -jam A jewel. -tīrtham Name of a Tīrtha.

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 161.
    ākaraḥ , puṃ, (ākīryyante dhātavo'tra . āṅ + kṝ +
    ap . yadvā ākurvvanti saṃghībhūya kurvvanti vyava-
    hāramatreti vā . ā + kṛ + gha .) dhāturatnāde-
    rutpattisthānaṃ . tatparyyāyaḥ . khaniḥ 2 ityamaraḥ ..
    (“ākare padmarāgāṇāṃ janma kācamaṇeḥ kutaḥ” .
    iti hitopadeśaḥ .
    “śailendro himavān nāma dhātūnāmākaro mahān”
    iti rāmāyaṇam .) samūhaḥ .
    (“śabdākarakaragrāmamarthamaṇḍalamaṇḍalam” .
    iti kavikalpadrumaḥ .) śreṣṭhaḥ . iti medinī ..