Churika, Chūrikā, Chūrika, Churikā: 15 definitions
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Churika means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chhurika.
In Hinduism
Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
Churikā (छुरिका) refers to a weapon (“knife”). It is a Sanskrit word defined in the Dhanurveda-saṃhitā, which contains a list of no less than 117 weapons. The Dhanurveda-saṃhitā is said to have been composed by the sage Vasiṣṭha, who in turn transmitted it trough a tradition of sages, which can eventually be traced to Śiva and Brahmā.
Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) refers to the “knowledge of warfare” and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Churikā (छुरिका) refers to one of the “thousand names of Kumārī”, as mentioned in the Kumārīsahasranāma, which is included in the 10th chapter of the first part (prathamabhāga) of the Rudrayāmala-Uttaratantra: an ancient Tantric work primarily dealing with the practice of Kuṇḍalinī-yoga, the worship of Kumārī and discussions regarding the Cakras. This edition is said to be derived of the Rudrayāmalatantra and consists of 6000 verses in 90 chapters (paṭalas) together with the Saralā-Hindīvyākhyopetam (i.e., the Rudrayamalam Uttaratantram with Sarala Hindi translation).—Churikā is mentioned in śloka 1.10.54.—The chapter notes that one is granted the rewards obtained by reciting the text even without the performance of pūjā (worship), japa, snāna (bathing) and puraścaryā.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Chūrikā (छूरिका) refers to a “short sword” and represents one of the items held in the right hand of Heruka: one of the main deities of the Herukamaṇḍala described in the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Heruka is positioned in the Lotus (padma) at the center; He is the origin of all heroes; He has 17 faces (with three eyes on each) and 76 arms [holding, for example, chūrikā]; He is half black and half green in color; He is dancing on a flaming sun placed on Bhairava and Kālarātrī.
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
chūrika : (f.) a dagger.
Churikā, (f.) (Sk. kṣurikā to kṣura see khura, cp. chārikā› khara) a knife, a dagger, kreese Th.2, 302; J.III, 370; Miln.339; cp. Miln.trsln. II.227; ThA.227; DhA.III, 19. Churita: see vi°. (Page 276)
churikā (ဆုရိကာ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[chura+ṇvu．chura chedane,ṇvu．,ṭī.392.]
[ဆုရ+ဏွု။ ဆုရ ဆေဒနေ၊ ဏွု။ ဓာန်၊ဋီ။၃၉၂။]
[Pali to Burmese]
churikā—
(Burmese text): သင်တုန်းဓား၊ ဓားငယ်။
(Auto-Translation): You are a sword, a small sword.
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
Churikā (छुरिका).—A knitbe; तान् दृष्ट्वा नृपतिः कोपादकृष्टछुरिकोऽथ सः (tān dṛṣṭvā nṛpatiḥ kopādakṛṣṭachuriko'tha saḥ) Kathāsaritsāgara 12.21.
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Chūrikā (छूरिका).—A knife.
See also (synonyms): churī.
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Chūrikā (छूरिका).—f. A barren cow; गोषु ब्राह्मणसंस्थासु छूरिकायाश्च भेदने (goṣu brāhmaṇasaṃsthāsu chūrikāyāśca bhedane) Manusmṛti 8.325.
Churikā (छुरिका).—f.
(-kā) A knife. E. chur to cut, kvun affix, and the fem form; also with ka and ṅīṣ affixes, churī.
Churikā (छुरिका).— (a form of kṣurikā), f. A knife, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 12, 21.
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Chūrikā (छूरिका).—f. The nostril, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 325.
Churikā (छुरिका).—[feminine] knife.
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Chūrikā (छूरिका).—[feminine] the same, a cow’s mouth.
1) Churikā (छुरिका):—f. ([from] kṣur) a knife, [Kathāsaritsāgara xii, xxv; Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā [Introduction] 30/31 iv, 26/27 f.]
2) Beta bengalensis, [Bhāvaprakāśa v, 9, 16.]
3) Chūrikā (छूरिका):—[from churikā] f. a knife, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi i, 9, 97]
4) [v.s. ...] a cow’s nostril, [Manu-smṛti viii, 325.] cf. sthūrikā, p. 1265
1) Churikā (छुरिका):—(kā) 1. f. A knife.
2) Chūrikā (छूरिका):—(kā) 1. f. A barren cow.
Churikā (छुरिका):—(von churī) f. Messer [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 2, 60.] [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 141.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 12, 21. 25, 149.] [Vetālapañcaviṃśati 5, 6. 33, 13. 16.]
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Chūrikā (छूरिका):—f.
1) = churikā in chūrikāpattrī (chū + pattra) f. Name einer Pflanze, = śvetā Andropogon aciculatus Roxb. [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] —
2) Kuhschnauze (nach dem Schol.) [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 235.] Andere Handschrr. lesen khurikā, sphurikā, sthurikā, sthūrikā .
Churikā (छुरिका):—f. —
1) Messer. phala n. Messerklinge [MED.j.25.] —
2) Beta bengalensis [Bhāvaprakāśa 1,282.]
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Chūrikā (छूरिका):—f. —
1) Messer [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,645,4.] —
2) Kuhschnauze [Mānavadharmaśāstra. 8,325.]
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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