Cikura, Cikūra: 13 definitions

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Cikura means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Chikura.

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Cikura (चिकुर).—Son of Āryaka, the serpent king. Cikura had a son called Sumukha. Once Garuḍa ate Cikura for food. (Mahābhārata Udyoga Parva, Chapter 120, Verse 23).

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Cikura (चिकुर) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. V.101.23/V.103) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Cikura) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cikura (चिकुर).—a.

1) Moving, tremulous, fickle, unsteady.

2) Inconsiderate, rash.

-raḥ 1 The hair of the head; मम रुचिरे चिकुरे कुरु मानद (mama rucire cikure kuru mānada) ... कुसुमानि (kusumāni) Gītagovinda 12; so घनचयरुचिरे रचयति चिकुरे तरलिततरुणानने (ghanacayarucire racayati cikure taralitataruṇānane) 7.

2) A mountain.

3) A musk-rat.

4) A reptile, snake.

5) Name of a bird.

6) Name of a tree.

7) Contraction of the eye-brows; L. D. B.

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Cikūra (चिकूर).—The hair.

Derivable forms: cikūraḥ (चिकूरः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cikura (चिकुर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Rashly criminal, inconsiderately guilty, punishing or injuring others without consideration. m.

(-raḥ) 1. Hair. 2. A mountain. 3. A snake, a reptile. 4. A musk rat. 5. A kind of bird. 6. A kind of tree. f.

(-rā) Moving. E. ci imftative sound, and kur to utter, affix ka . ci iti avyaktaśabdaṃ kurati kura-ka .

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Cikūra (चिकूर).—m.

(-raḥ) Hair. E. See cikura; the vowel made long.

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

Cikura (चिकुर).—m. 1. Hair, [Gītagovinda. ed. Lassen.] 7, 23. 2. A proper name, Mahābhārata 5, 3640.

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

Cikura (चिकुर).—[masculine] hair.

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

1) Cikura (चिकुर):—mfn. inconsiderate, rash, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) m. the hair of the head (also cihura m. [plural] [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc. [Scholiast or Commentator]]), [Gīta-govinda vii, xii; Rājataraṅgiṇī viii, 367; Naiṣadha-carita vii, 108]

3) m. hair (of a chowrie), [Bālarāmāyaṇa iv, 10/11]

4) a mountain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Name of a plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) a snake, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) Name of a Nāga, [Mahābhārata v, 3640]

8) a kind of bird, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) a musk-rat (cf. cikka, cikkira), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

10) Cikūra (चिकूर):—[from cikura] for kura, the hair, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Cikura (चिकुर):—(raḥ) 1. m. Hair; a mountain; a snake; a musk-rat; a kind of bird or tree. a. Rashly criminal, rashly injuring others.

2) Cikūra (चिकूर):—(raḥ) 1. m. Hair.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Cikura (चिकुर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ciura, Cihura.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Cikura (चिकुर) [Also spelled chikur]:—(nm) the hair (on the head).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Cikura (ಚಿಕುರ):—

1) [adjective] intentionally mischievous or harmful; malicious.

2) [adjective] without thought or consideration for others; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate; rash.

3) [adjective] moving; tremulous; fickle; unsteady.

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Cikura (ಚಿಕುರ):—[noun] the hair of the head.

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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.

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