Cetaka

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

By Jit Majumdar


  1. making conscious ; causing thought ; sentient
  2. a Licchavī prince of the Vaiśāli kingdom who was the uncle of Jaina tīrthankara Mahāvīra (Mv. Car.); the famous war-horse of Rāņā Pratāpa; the Jasmine flower (Jasminum grandiflorum); (fem: cetakī): the Spanish Jasmine, or cāmeli (Jasminum grandiflorum) ; the Black Myrobalan (Terminalia chebula).

Contributors to this article

Explore Other Articles