Caruka, Cāruka, Carukā: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Caruka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Charuka.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexCāruka (चारुक).—Got killed in the Yādava disturbance at Prabhāsa.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 37. 47.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Caruka (चरुक) [=Caru?] refers to the “sacrificial pap”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “(The Śāmbhava yogi) has the authority (to perform the rites), knows the scripture and has a consort. He practices secretly and is always a renouncer. (Being) a householder, he observes the Rule. Solitary, he has a wife and, well hidden, he eats the sacrificial pap [i.e., caruka-āśin]. One who has abandoned strife, (being) tranquil and austere, he attains (the liberated state of) the Skyfarer. He has obtained initiation and, consecrated, he desires success in mantra. [...]”.
2) Caruka (चरुक) is the “secret name” of Stambhadeva—one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka: a derative text drawing from Tantras and other sources such as the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras.—Stambhadeva is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). His Gopya or “secret name” is Caruka (alternatively, according to the Kulakaulinīmata it is Rūkasaṃkṣika). This secret name is the one by which he is known only to fellow initiates, his teachers and disciples. It is never revealed to anybody outside the circle of initiates.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryCaruka.—(EI 1), same as caru, one of the five mahāyajñas. Note: caruka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCāruka (चारुक).—m.
(-kaḥ) The seed of the Sara cane. E. cāru + saṃjñāyāṃ kan added to the last.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cāruka (चारुक):—[from cāru] m. the seed of Saccharum Śara, [Bhāvaprakāśa v, 8, 82]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa v, 37, 42.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCāruka (चारुक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. The sara cane seed.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCaruka (ಚರುಕ):—[noun] = ಚರು [caru]2 - 1 & 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCarukā (சருகா) [carukātal] intransitive verb < idem. +. ஆ-. [a-.] Lit., to become dried as leaves. To be dried, emaciated, as body; [சருகுபோல் ஆதல்] உடல் முதலியன வற்றி மெலிதல். [[sarugupol athal] udal muthaliyana varri melithal.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kvi, Kaara, Caru, Kara.
Starts with: Caru-karunatacarankam, Carukai, Carukalu, Carukam, Carukamai, Carukan, Carukanya, Carukara, Carukari, Carukarna, Carukashin, Carukattai, Carukaulika.
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Full-text (+4): Nisharuka, Sharuka, Carukam, Sarugu, Saruga, Nihsaruka, Samsharuka, Carukashin, Ucchishtacaruka, Dravina, Mauna, Ekacitta, Maunavrata, Vamahasta, Japasiddhi, Shucivrata, Svagriha, Ashin, Rukasamkshika, Ucchishta.
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