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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Suraktaka (सुरक्तक) refers to “one who is red-complexioned” and is use to describe Gaṇeśa, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.17 (“The Resuscitation of Gaṇeśa”).—Accordingly, after the Gods joined a head to Gaṇeśa’s body: “[...] Immediately after the contact of the holy water the boy was resuscitated to life and joined with consciousness. As Śiva willed, the boy woke up as from a sleep. He was handsome, extremely comely. He had the face of an elephant. He was red-complexioned (suraktaka). He was delighted with face beaming. He was brilliant and had fine features. O great sage, on seeing the son of Pārvatī resuscitated to life, they all rejoiced and their miseries came to an end. [...]”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Suraktaka (सुरक्तक).—

1) a kind of red chalk.

2) a kind of mango tree.

Derivable forms: suraktakaḥ (सुरक्तकः).

Suraktaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and raktaka (रक्तक).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Suraktaka (सुरक्तक).—m.

(-kaḥ) 1. A variety of red chalk, that called golden. 2. A fruittree, apparently a sort of mango, bearing a small red fruit. E. surakta very red, and kan added.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Suraktaka (सुरक्तक):—[=su-raktaka] [from su > su-yaj] m. a kind of Mango tree, Mangifera Sylvatica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a sort of red or golden chalk, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Suraktaka (सुरक्तक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A variety of red chalk; red mango tree.

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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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Partial matches: Raktaka, Cu, Shu.

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