Mriduka, Mṛduka: 8 definitions
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Mriduka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Mṛduka can be transliterated into English as Mrduka or Mriduka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusMṛduka (मृदुक) refers to the “soft blows” (of an elephant), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “With firm nails, soles, and joints, in whom (even) quantities of wounds heal over quickly, eating very soft grass, with unstable (dropping out) rows of (first) teeth, always showing an unsteady gait, not yet sexually potent (?) but subject to erections, still feeble in blows (praharaṇa-mṛduka)—he is called a majjana, in the eighth year”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraMṛduka (मृदुक) refers to a “sweet voice”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 40.—Accordingly: The Buddha utters the lion’s roar. He is like the king of the lions (siṃharāja). [...] The Buddha-lion is very similar. [...] When the lion roars, his voice is rough and unpleasant and nobody likes to hear it because it brings fear of saṃsāra. When the Buddha roars, his voice is sweet (mṛduka): those who hear it do not tire of it and everybody is deeply happy. It is heard everywhere at a distance and can bring two kinds of happiness: i) the happiness of a rebirth among the gods and ii) the happiness of nirvāṇa. [...]
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMṛduka (मृदुक).—a. Soft, gentle.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMṛduka (मृदुक).—f. °kī (compare also next), adj. (= Pali muduka, Sanskrit mṛdu; adv. °kaṃ recorded [Boehtlingk and Roth] once from Lāṭy ŚS.), soft: °kāna paṭṭāna (gen. pl.) Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 89.5 (verse); -śayane °ke Lalitavistara [Page438-b+ 71] 42.15 (verse); paryaṅke…°ke Divyāvadāna 559.14 (verse); subtle (? so Régamey; Tibetan phra mo, which may have this meaning), °kī saṃjñā Samādhirājasūtra 22.27; (relatively) slight, ineffective, of paripāka, religious maturation, and abhyāsa, practice: Bodhisattvabhūmi 87.4, 6 f.; adv. °kaṃ: bodhisattvavimokṣaṃ sūkṣma- mṛdukaṃ (easily and lightly) pratyalabhata Gaṇḍavyūha 308.12.
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Mṛdukā (मृदुका).—(compare prec.), name of an Apsaras: Kāraṇḍavvūha 3.13.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛduka (मृदुक).—[adjective] soft, gentle, [neuter] [adverb]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mṛduka (मृदुक):—[from mṛd] mfn. soft, tender, [Saddharma-puṇḍarīka]
2) Mṛdukā (मृदुका):—[from mṛduka > mṛd] f. Name of an Apsaras, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
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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.
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Starts with: Mridukam, Mridukantaka, Mridukarman, Mridukarshnayasa.
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Full-text: Mridukam, Praharanamriduka, Amriduka, Ovayati, Praharana, Kacilindika, Lakshana.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Act 5.4: The softening of the earth makes beings joyful < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
Description of the nine successive absorptions (anupūrvasamāpatti) < [Class 8: The nine successive absorptions]
Act 5.1: The Buddha shakes the trisāhasramahāsāhasralokadhātu in six ways < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
Karandavyuha Sutra (by Mithun Howladar)
Chapter 1 - Jetavana-vihāra-varṇana < [Part One]
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
Alchemy Scenes in Jain Literature < [Volume 1 (1990)]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 6 - Shashtha-anka (sastho'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)