Kacchu, Kacchū: 13 definitions
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Kacchu means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Kachchhu.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraKacchū (कच्छू) refers to “being sick with scabies”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 46.—Accordingly, “[The Bodhisattva says to beings:] [...] The person who makes the king a moderate gift receives in return a great reward; with a small fish as bait, one captures a big fish: if the sacrifice is modest, the capture is very important. It is the same for the wise person: by rejecting worldly happiness, he obtains the intense happiness of the profound dhyānas and samāpattis; having this happiness, he looks back at sensual bliss and finds it very impure. He is like a man who has come out of prison or like a man sick with scabies (kacchū) who, once he is cured, no longer looks for the medicine”.
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykacchu : (f.) itch; scab; a plant the fruits of which cause itch when applied to the skin. (m.), the plant Mucana pruritus.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKacchu, (Derivation uncertain, cp. Sk. kacchu, dial. for kharju: perhaps connected with khajjati, eating, biting) 1. the plant Carpopogon pruriens, the fruit of which causes itch when applied to the skin DhA. III, 297 (mahā° —phalāni).—2. itch, scab, a cutaneous disease, usually in phrase kacchuyā khajjati “to be eaten by itch” (cp. E. itch›eat) Vin. I, 202, 296; J. V, 207; Pv. II, 311 (cp. kapi°); Vism. 345; DhA. I, 299.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKacchu (कच्छु) or Kacchū (कच्छू).—f. Itch, scab.
Derivable forms: kacchuḥ (कच्छुः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKacchu (कच्छु).—f.
(-cchuḥ) Itch, formation of watery pustules on the hands, &c. E. kaṣ to hurt, u affix; also kacchū.
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Kacchū (कच्छू).—f.
(-cchūḥ) Scab or itch. E. kaṣ to injure, ū Unadi affix, and cha substituted for ṣa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKacchū (कच्छू).—f. Scab, [Suśruta] 1, 269, 12.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kacchu (कच्छु):—f. = kacchū below, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) a species of plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Kacchū (कच्छू):—[from kacchu] f. (√kaṣ, [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 86]), itch, scab, any cutaneous disease, [Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kacchu (कच्छु):—(cchuḥ) 2. f. Itch.
2) Kacchū (कच्छू):—(cchūḥ) 1. f. Scab or itch.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kacchu (कच्छु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kacchu.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryKacchu (कच्छु) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kacchu.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKacchu (ಕಚ್ಛು):—[noun] a contagious skin disease with severe itching and red papules, caused by the itch mite; scabies.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kacchucunna, Kacchughna, Kacchughni, Kacchughra, Kacchula, Kacchulla, Kacchumati, Kacchupilaka, Kacchura, Kacchurakshasa, Kacchurala, Kacchuramu, Kacchure, Kacchuria, Kacchurita, Kacchuttiya.
Ends with: Kapikacchu, Kavikacchu, Khaikacchu, Laghukacchu, Mushkakacchu, Vrishanakacchu.
Full-text: Kapikacchu, Kacchumati, Vrishanakacchu, Kacchughni, Kacchura, Kacchurakshasa, Mushkakacchu, Kacchughna, Kapikacchuphalopama, Kacchughra, Kacchora, Kacchupilaka, Kacchucunna, Kacchula, Kundali, Abrahmacarya, Kaccai, Roga, Kavi.
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Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Dermatology (a): Itching Lesions < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Treatments in the Chapter on Medicine]
Medical Principles (In Early Buddhist Scriptures) < [Chapter 3 - Concepts of Health and Disease]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)
Chapter 6.2 - Yogasāra-prābhṛta by Ācārya Amitagati < [Chapter 6 - Influence of the Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
III. Exhortations to the practice of the six perfections (pāramitā) < [Part 3 - Establishing beings in the six perfections]
E.1: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness (smṛtyupasthāna) < [Abhidharma auxiliaries (E): Detailed study of the auxiliaries]
Emptiness 1-3: Inner, Outer and both Inner and Outer < [Chapter XLVIII - The Eighteen Emptinesses]