Sucana, Sūcana, Sūcanā: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Sucana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Suchana.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)A type of glance (or facial expression): Sūcana: the eyes partly closed, following the movement of the (sūci) hand. Usage: pointing out.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramSūcana (सूचन) refers to a “teaching”, according to the Kularatnapañcakāvatāra verse 1.16-23ab.—Accordingly, “Will, knowledge, action and bliss—the fifth—is said to be Kuṇḍalī. That (reality), which has been explained in many ways, is the five-fold energy in Kula. O fair lady, know that (this) Kula teaching (sūcana) is internal and it pervades the entire universe along with the gods, demons and warlocks”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Sūcana (सूचन) refers to the “divulgence” (of other people’s faults), 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, “[...] It has been said that there are eighteen addictions. These are the outcome of the desire for earthly enjovments. [...] Fault-finding is defined as divulgence (sūcana) of other people’s faults. This should be carefully heard from spies: and then the course of action determined after deliberation within oneself, and the needful done by trusted emissaries. [...]”.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesSūcana (सूचन) refers to an “indication”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “ [The universe] is dissolved [into emptiness] at the outset, [and the universe containing the maṇḍala] is generated [from emptiness] at the end; [it] indicates (sūcana) [this]: the Emanation [Body] (viz., the maṇḍala) manifests. The Dharma, the Enjoyment, and the other [Bodies are also realized]; therefore, all [of the Bodies] are aggregated together in this [secret] [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysūcana : (nt.) indication.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySūcana, (nt.) indicating, exhibiting Dhtp 592 (for gandh). (Page 721)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysucanā (सुचना).—f (Common corruption of sūcanā) Suggesting, hinting, intimating; a suggestion, hint, or intimation.
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sūcana (सूचन).—n S sūcanā f (S) Intimating, informing, acquainting, apprizing, suggesting, hinting. 2 Notice, information, intelligence: also intimation, suggestion, hint.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsūcana (सूचन).—n-nā f Intimation, hint; notice.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySūcana (सूचन) or Sūcanā (सूचना).—[sūc-bhāve lyuṭ]
1) The act of piercing or perforating, boring, perforation.
2) Pointing out, indication, intimation.
3) Informing against, betraying, calumniating, traducing.
4) Gesticulation, indicating by proper signs or gestures.
5) Hinting, hint.
6) Information.
7) Teaching, showing, describing
8) Spying out, spying, seeing, ascertaining.
9) Villainy, wickedness.
1) Hurting, killing.
Derivable forms: sūcanam (सूचनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySūcana (सूचन).—nf.
(-naṃ-nā) 1. Information, informing. 2. Teaching, shewing, describing. 3. Perforation. 4. Indication. 5. Hint. f.
(-nā) 1. Piercing. 2. Wickedness. 3. Gesture, gesticulation, conveying any intimation by signs. 4. Sight, seeing. E. sūc to make known, aff. yuc .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySūcana (सूचन).—[sūc + ana], I. m. 1. Informing, information. 2. Teaching, describing. Ii. f. nā. 1. Piercing (cf. sūci). 2. Conveying any intimation by signs, gesticulation. 3. Wickedness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySūcana (सूचन).—([feminine] ī) [neuter] (& [feminine] ā) indicating, announcing, manifesting.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sūcana (सूचन):—[from sūc] mf(ī)n. pointing out, indicating (See śubha-sūcanī)
2) Sūcanā (सूचना):—[from sūcana > sūc] f. (= sūcā) pointing out, indication, communication, [Suśruta; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] piercing etc., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Sūcana (सूचन):—[from sūc] n. indication, [Jātakamālā]
5) [v.s. ...] bodily exertion, [Caraka]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySūcana (सूचन):—[(naṃ-nā)] 1. n. f. Information; instructing. 1. f. Piercing; wickedness; gesture; sight.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Sūcana (सूचन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sūaṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySūcanā (सूचना) [Also spelled suchna]:—(nf) information, intimation; notice, notification; announcement; -[paṭṭa] a notice-board; -[adhikārī] information officer; -[keṃdra] information centre; -[byūro] information bureau; -[patra] a notification, circular; -[mādhyama] medium of information; ~[rtha] for information; —[denā] to inform, to intimate; to report; to notify; —[dene vālā] an informer/informant, a reporter.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSūcana (ಸೂಚನ):—
1) [noun] = ಸೂಚನೆ - [sucane -] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6.
2) [noun] the act, an instance or the tendency of slandering.
3) [noun] a spying; espionage.
4) [noun] the quality of being wicked; wickedness.
5) [noun] the act of teaching instructing.
6) [noun] the act of making a hole; a drilling.
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: Sucana-adhikari, Sucana-dine-manche, Sucana-dinu, Sucana-mantralaya, Sucana-pati, Sucana-patra, Sucana-pranali, Sucanaka, Sucanalaya, Sucanamantri.
Ends with: Adhisucana, Anusucana, Asucana, Kulasucana, Ovallisucana, Paribhashasucana, Parisucana, Samsucana, Shoshucana, Shushucana, Vaisucana, Visucana.
Full-text (+1): Samsucana, Cucanai, Anusucana, Visucana, Soochna-patr, Buletina, Nivida, Bulletin, Gandhana, Adhikrita, Sucani, Adhikrat, Vaisucana, Suana, Visucika, Vishuci, Suchna, Shubh, Shubha, Mushtika.
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Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Analysis of Arthopakṣepakas < [Chapter 6 - Dramatic aspects of the Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 1 - Adherence of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita to the norms of a mahākāvya < [Chapter II - The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Śiśupālavadha is an epic < [Introduction]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)