Bhiruka, Bhīruka: 14 definitions
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Bhiruka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India. 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyBhīruka (भीरुक) (lit. “one who is shy, timorous, fearful”) is a synonym (another name) for the Bhallūka, 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.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismBhiruka (भिरुक) or Bhirukaccha is the name of a city named after Bhiru according to the Divyāvadāna, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—In the Divyāvadāna there is a very interesting story accounting for the name of the city. It is said that Rudrāyaṇa, King of Roruka (may be identical with Alor, an old city of Sindh), in Sauvīra was killed by his son Sikhaṇḍi. As a punishment of this crime, the realm of Sikhaṇḍī, the parricide king, was destroyed by a heavy shower of sands. Three pious men only survived—two ministers and a Buddhist monk—who went out in search of a new land. Bhiru, one of the two ministers at last found one and established a new city there which came to he named after him—Bhiruka or Bhirukaccha whence came the name Bharukaccha.
Bhrigukaccha is, however, the Sanskrit rendering which means ’high coast land’ and the city is exactly situated on a high coast land. According to Brahmanical tradition, the city was so called because it was founded by the sage Bhrigu. Bhrigukaccha is mentioned in the Kūrmavibhāga and Bhuvanakoṣa; and it is identical with Barygaza of Ptolemy and the Periplus of the Erythrean Sea. It is modern Broach in Kathiawar.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybhīruka : (adj.) timid; fearful; cowardly.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBhīruka, (adj.) (fr. bhīru) afraid, shy, cowardly, shunning (-°) Vism. 7 (pāpa°), 645 (jīvitu-kāma bhīruka-purisa). (Page 506)
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 dictionaryBhīruka (भीरुक).—a. [bhī-kru-klukan]
1) Timid, cowardly, timorous.
2) Shy.
3) Afraid.
4) Formidable.
-kaḥ 1 A tiger.
2) A jackal.
3) A bear.
4) An owl.
5) A kind of sugar-cane; वातपित्तप्रशमनो मधुरो रसपाकयोः । सुशीतो बृंहणो बल्यः पौण्ड्रको भीरुकस्तथा (vātapittapraśamano madhuro rasapākayoḥ | suśīto bṛṃhaṇo balyaḥ pauṇḍrako bhīrukastathā) Bhāva. P.
-kam A forest, wood.
See also (synonyms): bhīluka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryBhiruka (भिरुक).—(1) m., = prec.: Divyāvadāna 556.8, 13; 562.15; 563.25; 564.10; 570.26; 571.2, etc.; (2) nt., name of a city founded by the prec.: Divyāvadāna 576.24.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhīruka (भीरुक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. Timid, fearful, 2. Formidable. 3. Shy. n.
(-kaṃ) A wood, a forest. m.
(-kaḥ) 1. An owl. 2. A bear. E. bhī to fear, Unadi aff. krukan; also la being substituted for ra, bhīluka .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhīruka (भीरुक).—[bhīru + ka], I. adj. 1. Afraid, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 30, 6 ([Prakrit]). 2. Timid, a coward, [Hitopadeśa] iv. [distich] 30. 3. Formidable. Ii. m. An owl.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhīruka (भीरुक).—[adjective] timid, cowardly, afraid of (—°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhīruka (भीरुक):—[from bhī] mfn. fearful, timorous, shy, afraid of ([compound]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature]
2) [v.s. ...] formidable, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] m. an owl, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a bear, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a kind of sugar-cane, [Suśruta; Bhāvaprakāśa] etc. ([varia lectio] raka)
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Buddhist literature]
7) [v.s. ...] n. a wood, forest, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhīruka (भीरुक):—[(kaḥ-kā-ka) a.] Fearful. m. An owl; a bear. n. A wood.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhīruka (ಭೀರುಕ):—[adjective] lacking courage; timid.
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Bhīruka (ಭೀರುಕ):—
1) [noun] = ಭೀರು - [bhiru -] 1, 2, 3 & 4.
2) [noun] any of heavy built plantigrade mammals of Ursidae family with rudimentary tails which feed mostly on insects, fruits and flesh; a bear.
3) [noun] any of nocturnal birds of prey of Strigiformes order with a large head and eyes, short hooked bill, strong talons, and soft fluffy often mottled brown plumage; an owl.
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: Bhiruka Jataka, Bhirukaccha, Bhirukachchha, Bhirukajana.
Ends with: Abhiruka, Damshabhiruka, Dharmabhiruka, Maranabhiruka, Sitabhiruka, Subhiruka.
Full-text: Bhiraka, Bhiluka, Subhiruka, Damshabhiruka, Bhirukajana, Krukan, Abhiruka, Maranabhiruka, Dharmabhiruka, Pirukam, Sitabhiruka, Damshabhiru, Bharukaccha, Bhirukaccha.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 2: Marriage of Pradyumna < [Chapter VII - Marriages of Śāmba and Pradyumna]
Part 4: War between Kṛṣṇa and Jarāsandha < [Chapter VII - Marriages of Śāmba and Pradyumna]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 8 - The Story of King Sagara < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)