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chakora | चकोर

Devanagari: चकोर ISO15919: cakōra also written as chakor The name of a bird said to derive its nourishment from moonbeams: a type of partridge whose gaze remains fixed on the moon. LEARN MORE A bird...

chakravaka | चक्रवाक

Devanagari: चक्रवाक ISO15919: cakravāka The ruddy sheldrake or Brahminy duck: a large orange-brown duck also called chakai, chakava or chakvai, traditionally supposed to be separate from its mate at night. LEARN MORE In poetry,...

champa | चंपा

Devanagari: चम्पा ISO15919: campā Yellow fragrant flowers. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 5...

chamvar | चंवर

Devanagari: चंवर ISO15919: cṁvara Used to slowly whisk or fan a deity or divine dignitary as a regal responsibility. LEARN MORE This service is performed because the figure being fanned is of the highest status,...