Jaluka, Jalūkā, Jalukā: 14 definitions

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Jaluka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, biology. 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.

In Hinduism

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Jalūkā (जलूका) refers to “leeches” (used in the treatment of Hawks), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “[...] Even Cāndi is likely to be cured by the use, for twelve days, of a plaster over it, made of turmeric and rock salt mixed with butter, after a leech (jalūkā) has been applied. The leech is to be applied on the affected: part, which should then be covered with a bandage, which should be renewed every third day.”

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Jaluka [जलुका] in the Nepali language is the name of a plant identified with Remusatia vivipara (Roxb.) Schott from the Araceae (Arum) family having the following synonyms: Arum viviparum, Colocasia vivipara, Remusatia formosana. For the possible medicinal usage of jaluka, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

jalūkā : (f.) a leech.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jalūkā (जलूका).—f S A leech.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

jalūkā (जलूका).—f A leech.

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jaḷūka (जळूक).—

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jalukā (जलुका) or Jalūkā (जलूका).—A leech.

See also (synonyms): jalākā, jalālukā, jalikā, jalokā, jalokikā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Jalūka (जलूक).—m. (= °kā, f., Sanskrit Lex., and AMg. jalūgā), leech: Mahāvyutpatti 4855 (so also Mironov).

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

Jalukā (जलुका).—f.

(-kā) A leech. E. jas to set free, (blood,) uka or ūka Unadi affix, and sa changed to la; hence also, jalūkā f.

(-kā) also jalaukā, &c.

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

Jalūkā (जलूका).—i. e. anomal. for jala -oka, f. A leech.

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

1) Jalukā (जलुका):—[from jala] f. = laukā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc. [Scholiast or Commentator]]

2) Jalūkā (जलूका):—[from jalukā > jala] f. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] = tṛṇa-, [Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahma-sūtra iii, 1, 1 [Scholiast or Commentator]] (cf. jālūka.)

4) Jālūka (जालूक):—mfn. composed by Jālūka (?) or relating to leeches (jalūkā), [Pāṇini 4-3, 101; Patañjali]

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

Jalukā (जलुका):—(kā) 1. f. Idem.

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Jaluka in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jalūka (ಜಲೂಕ):—[noun] = ಜಲಿಕೆ [jalike].

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Jaḷuka (ಜಳುಕ):—[noun] = ಜಳಿಕ [jalika]1.

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Jaḷuka (ಜಳುಕ):—[adjective] = ಜಳಿಕ [jalika]2.

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Jaḷūka (ಜಳೂಕ):—[noun] any of annelid, bloodsucking worms of the subclass Hirudinea, living in water or wet earth and having a well-developed sucker at each end, and one species of which (Hirudo medicinalis) has been used in medicine, esp. in former times, to bleed patients; a leech.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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