बकbaka1 The Indian crane; न प्रयत्नशतेनापि शुकवत् पाठ्यते बकः H.
- 1 The Indian crane; न प्रयत्नशतेनापि शुकवत् पाठ्यते बकः H.
- A cheat, rogue, hypocrite (the crane being a very cunning bird that knows well how to draw others into its clutches).
- Name of a demon killed by Bhīma.
- Name of another demon killed by Kṛiṣṇa.
- Name of Kubera.
- An apparatus for subliming metals or minerals.
Derived forms and compounds
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-की
- Equivalent to पूतना quod vide, which see अहो बकी यं स्तनकालकूटं जिघांस- यापाययदप्यसाध्वी Bhāg.3.2.23.
- A female crane.
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-चरः, -वृत्तिः, -व्रतचरः, -व्रतिकः, -व्रतिन् Masculine 'acting like a crane', a false devotee, religious hypocrite; अधोदृष्टिर्नैष्कृतिकः स्वार्थसाधनतत्परः । शठो मिथ्याविनीतश्च बकव्रतचरो द्विजः ॥ Ms.4.196.
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-चिञ्चिका, -चिञ्ची a kind of fish.
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-जित्
- Masculine, -निषूदनः epithets of
- Bhīma.
- of Kṛiṣṇa.
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-धूपः a kind of perfume.
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-पञ्चकम् the last five days of the bright half of the month of Kārtika (during which even the heron no fish).
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-यन्त्रम् a kind of retort.
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-व्रतम् 'crane-like conduct', hypocrisy; ये बकव्रतिनो विप्राः Ms.4.197; see also 196 (बकव्रतचर).
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-सहवासिन् a lotus flower; Kuval.
Source: Apte
