Suketu: 10 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
In Buddhism
1. Tibetan Buddhism
In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Sanskrit
See also

Introduction:

Suketu 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

Suketu (सुकेतु):—Son of Nandivardhana (son of Udāvasu). He had a son named Devarāta. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.13.14)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Suketu (सुकेतु).—A king of the Solar dynasty. It is stated in Bhāgavata, Skandha 9 that this king was the son of Nandivardhana and the father of Devarāta.

2) Suketu (सुकेतु).—A. king of the Pūru dynasty. He became famous under the name Viratha. He was one of the five sons of Bharata. The five sons were Suhotra, Suhotā, Gaya, Garbha and Suketu. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 278).

3) Suketu (सुकेतु).—A king of ancient India. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Verse 9, that this Suketu and his son Sunāmā were present at the Śvayaṃvara marriage of Draupadī.

4) Suketu (सुकेतु).—A son of Śiśupāla He was killed in the battle of Bhārata by Droṇa. (Mahābhārata Karṇa Parva, Chapter 6, Verse 33).

5) Suketu (सुकेतु).—A mighty king who stood on the side of the Pāṇḍavas and fought against the Kauravas in the Bhārata-battle. This king who was the son of Citraketu, was killed by the arrow of the teacher Kṛpa. (Mahābhārata Karṇa Parva, Chapter 54, Verse 21).

6) Suketu (सुकेतु).—The father of Tāṭakā. It is stated in Kamba Rāmāyaṇa, Bālakāṇḍa, that this Suketu was the son of the Gandharva King Surakṣaka. (See under Tāṭakā for further details).

Source: Valmiki Ramayana: The legend of deomoness Tāṭakā

Once there was a formidable yaksha named Suketu, but he was childless, and he who had devout conduct performed a great ascesis. Gladdening at his ascesis, Rama, then the Forefather Brahma gave him a gemlike daughter who is renowned by the name of Tataka. Forefather Brahma also gave the strength of a thousand elephants to her, but he that highly remarkable Brahma did not give a son to that yaksha, anticipating male to be more hazardous. When that bright girl is growing up into a youthful beauty her father Suketu gave her to Jambha's son Sunda as wife.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Suketu (सुकेतु).—A son of Nandivardhana of Magadha, and father of Devarāta; a bold and righteous king.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 13. 14; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 64. 7; Vāyu-purāṇa 89. 7; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 5. 25. Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 64. 7.

1b) A son of Uttama Manu.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 40; Vāyu-purāṇa 62. 35.

1c) A Dānava.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 6. 6; Vāyu-purāṇa 68. 6.

1d) A Vānara chief.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 243.

1e) A son of Sagara.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 63. 147.

1f) A son of Ketumān: father of Dharmaketu.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 67. 74.

1g) A son of Sunītha; a righteous monarch; father of Dharmaketu.^*

* Vāyu-purāṇa 92. 69-70; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 8. 19.

context information

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.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

1) Suketu (सुकेतु) is the name of a Tathāgata (Buddha) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Suketu).

2) Suketu (सुकेतु) is the name of a Tathāgata (Buddha) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Suketu).

context information

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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Suketu (सुकेतु) is the previous incarnation of Bali, the sixth Prativiṣṇu (=Prativāsudeva), according to chapter 6.3 [ānanda-puruṣapuṇḍarīka-bali-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:—“Also here in Bharatakṣetra in the city Potana, Priyamitra was king, who resembled the rising of the sun for lotuses in the form of friends. Suketu kidnaped his wife and he, disgusted with existence from that humiliation, became a mendicant at Muni Vasubhūti’s side. Afflicted with grief at his wife’s kidnaping, he practiced severe penance and made a nidāna for killing his wife’s kidnaper. He fasted and died without confessing the nidāna and was born a powerful god in the heaven Māhendra”.

context information

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Suketu (सुकेतु).—(1) name of a Pratyekabuddha: (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 111.10; (2) name of a Buddha: (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 130.4.

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

Suketu (सुकेतु).—[adjective] very bright.

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

1) Suketu (सुकेतु):—[=su-ketu] [from su] mf(u)n. very bright, [Ṛg-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a king of the Yakṣas, [Kāvya literature]

3) [v.s. ...] of various kings, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa; Purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Suketu in German

context information

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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Search found 16 books and stories containing Suketu, Su-ketu; (plurals include: Suketus, ketus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Chapter 26 - A Fierce Fight Between Lakṣmīnidhi and Suketu < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]

Chapter 25 - Subāhu Gets Ready with His Army in the Krauñca Array < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]

Chapter 28 - Subāhu’s Defeat < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]

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Chapter 71 - King Janaka gives an account of the succession and his dynasty < [Book 1 - Bala-kanda]

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