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    aṅkakāra

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    ☞ p. 7, col. 2.
    aṅka—kāra m. a champion chosen by each side to decide a battle, Bālar.
    ☞ p. 7, col. 2.
    aṅkakārī-√ kṛ, to choose such a champion, Bālar.

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 10, col. 3.
    aṅkakāra m. ein von einer Partei zur Entscheidung einer Sache erwählter Kämpfer BĀLAR. 214,3. 5. 216,13. Davon °tva n. Nom.abstr. 214,9. °kāri Adv. mit kar zu einem solchen Kämpfer erwählen 17.

    Indian Epigraphical Glossary

    ☞ p. 21.
    aṅkakāra (EI 3, 4), a champion; same as Telugu-Kannaḍa

    aṅkakāṟa, sometimes explained as ‘a soldier or warrior who took

    a vow to defend his master and fight in the latter's cause to

    death’ (Hyderabad Archaeological Series, No. 18, p. 34). See aṅka.