Krikavaku, Kṛkavāku: 15 definitions
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Krikavaku means something in 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 Kṛkavāku can be transliterated into English as Krkavaku or Krikavaku, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKṛkavāku (कृकवाकु).—A cock given by Vivasvat to his son Yama who was cursed by Chāyā, that his leg be full of sores;1 cries out in presence of poisoned food;2 an emblem of Kaumārī.3
Source: valmikiramayan.net: Srimad Valmiki RamayanaKṛkavāku (कृकवाकु) refers to “wild cocks” (living in the forest), according to the Rāmāyaṇa chapter 2.28. Accordingly:—“[...] soothening with kind words to Sītā, when eyes were blemished with tears, the virtuous Rāma spoke again as follows, for the purpose of waking her turn back: ‘[...] Pathways (mārga) covered with creepers and thorns, echoed with noise of wild cocks (kṛkavāku-upanādita), are water-less and very difficult to enter. Hence dwelling in a forest is hardship’”.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study1) Kṛkavāku (कृकवाकु) (lit. “one who gives out calls like ‘ku kuku’ or one which speaks from the throat”) is a synonym (another name) for the Kukkuṭa, according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
2) Kṛkavāku (कृकवाकु) also refers to the Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus gallus).
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraKṛkavāku (कृकवाकु) refers to a “house cock”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “A true Astrologer is also one who has thoroughly mastered the Science of Saṃhitā. [...] It also treats of the prediction of events from the flight of the kañjana and from the appearance of various abnormal phenomena, of expiatory ceremonies; of miscellaneous planetary phenomena; of ghṛta-kambala; of the royal sword; of paṭa; of the features of a house cock [i.e., kṛkavāku], a cow, a sheep, a horse, an elephant, a man and a woman. It also treats of the treatment of women; of moles in the body; of injuries to shoes and clothes; of hairy fans; of walking sticks: of beds and seats; of lamplight; of tooth brush and the like”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsKṛkavāku (कृकवाकु), the “cock” being named in the Atharvaveda with sheep, goats, and other domesticated animals, was presumably tamed. [...] See also Kukkuṭa.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṛkavāku (कृकवाकु).—
1) A cock; Rām.2.28.1.
2) A peacock.
3) A lizard.
Derivable forms: kṛkavākuḥ (कृकवाकुः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛkavāku (कृकवाकु).—m.
(-kuḥ) 1. A cock, a gallinaceous fowl. 2. A peacock. 3. A lizard, a chameleon. E. kṛka the throat, vac to speak, Unadi affix ñuṇ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛkavāku (कृकवाकु).—i. e. kṛka (an imitative sound) -vac + u, m. 1. A cock, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] suppl. 21. 2. A peacock, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 28, 10.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛkavāku (कृकवाकु).—[masculine] cock, [especially] peacock.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṛkavāku (कृकवाकु):—m. a cock, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Atharva-veda; Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā] etc.
2) a peacock, [Rāmāyaṇa ii, 28, 10]
3) a lizard, chameleon (= kṛkalāsa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) f. a hen, [Pāṇini 4-1, 66], [vArttika]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛkavāku (कृकवाकु):—[kṛka-vāku] (kuḥ) 2. m. A cock; a peacock; a lizard, or chameleon.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kṛkavāku (कृकवाकु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kayavāu.
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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 corpusKṛkavāku (ಕೃಕವಾಕು):—
1) [noun] = ಕೃಕಲಾಸ - [krikalasa -] 1.
2) [noun] the common gallinaceous farm bird, Gallus domesticus of Phasianidae family, raised for its edible eggs or flesh; a cock; a hen; a chicken.
3) [noun] the bird Pavo cristatus of Phasianidae family, the mail of which has a crest of plumules and long, brightly coloured upper tail coverts that can be spread like a fan and have rainbow-coloured, eyelike spots; pea-fowl.
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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