In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Bākura (बाकुर) in one passage of the Ṛgveda (ix. 1, 8) is used as an epithet of Dṛti, the combined words denoting a wind instrument of some kind. Cf. Bakura.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Bakura in India is the name of a plant defined with Ageratina adenophora in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Flora Brasiliensis (Martius) (1876)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1905)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1820)
· Index Seminum (1847)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1826)
· Flora Boreali-Americana (Michaux) (1803)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Bakura, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bakura (बकुर).—a. Horrible.

-raḥ 1 Lightning; thunderbolt.

2) A wind instrument used in battle; अभि दस्युं बकुरेणा धमन्ता (abhi dasyuṃ bakureṇā dhamantā) Ṛ.v.1.117.21. (Naighaṇtuka gives the first meaning.)

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

Bakura (बकुर).—[substantive] war-trumpet.

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Bākura (बाकुर).—[adjective] + dṛti [masculine] a kind of bag-pipe.

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

1) Bakura (बकुर):—m. ([probably]) a horn, trumpet (or other wind instrument used in battle; cf. bākura, bekurā), [Ṛg-veda i, 117, 21] ([Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska] ‘a thunderbolt, lightning’).

2) Bākura (बाकुर):—m. ([from] bakura), with dṛti (perhaps) a kind of bag-pipe, [Ṛg-veda ix, 1, 8.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Bakura in German

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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 corpus

Bakura (ಬಕುರ):—[noun] a brass wind instrument resembling a trumpet and not having keys or valves, used typically for sounding military signals.

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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)

Full-text: Bekura, Bhekuri, Bhakuri.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Bakura, Bākura; (plurals include: Bakuras, Bākuras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 9.1.8 < [Sukta 1]

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Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)

War Music (Military Music) < [Chapter 3 - The Religious observances and other Beliefs related to the Warfare]

Encouragement of Troops < [Chapter 3 - The Religious observances and other Beliefs related to the Warfare]

Chapter 5 - Conclusion

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