Madhuraka, Mādhuraka, Madhurakā: 10 definitions
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Madhuraka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe classifying name for an inhabitant of Madhura. E.g., Mil.331.
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. The people of Madhura, mentioned in a list of tribes. Ap.i.359; also Mil.331.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra SuriMadhuraka (मधुरक) refers to “poison”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 294, l. 4]
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMadhuraka, (adj.) (fr. madhura, cp. similarly madhuka› madhu) full of sweet drink, intoxicated, in phrase madhuraka-jātokāyo viya “like an intoxicated body, ” i.e. without control, weak. The usual translation has been “become languid or weak” (“erschlafft” Ger.). Franke, Dīgha Übs. 202 (where more literature) translates: “Ich fūhlte mich schwach, wie ein zartes Pflänzchen, “ hardly justifiable.—D. II, 99; M. I, 334; S. III, 106, A. III, 69. The description refers to a state of swooning, like one in a condition of losing consciousness through intoxication. Rh. D. (Dial. II. 107) translates “my body became weak as a creeper, ” hardly correct.
taken as noun also by Winternitz (Rel. gesch. Lesebuch 301): “wohl eine zarte Pflanze mit schwachen Stengel. ” F. L. Woodward follows me in discarding translation “creeper” and assuming one like “intoxicated” (so also UdA, 246): see his note on S. III, 106 translation (K. S. III, 90). (Page 519)
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 dictionaryMadhuraka (मधुरक).—a. Sweet, pleasant, agreeable.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadhuraka (मधुरक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A medicinal plant, commonly Jivaka. E. madhura the same, kan added.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Madhuraka (मधुरक):—[from madhu] mfn. sweet, pleasant, agreeable, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] drug (= jīvaka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [from madhu] ([probably]) n. the seed of Anethum Panmorium, [Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadhuraka (मधुरक):—[madhu-raka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A medicinal plant.
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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 corpusMadhuraka (ಮಧುರಕ):—[adjective] sweet; delicious.
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Madhuraka (ಮಧುರಕ):—[noun] a kind of medicinal herb.
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)
Partial matches: Raka, Madhu, Matu.
Starts with: Madhurakajata, Madhurakantaka, Madhurakanthin.
Full-text: Madhurika.
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