Culuka, Culukā: 12 definitions
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Culuka means something in 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 Chuluka.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaCuluka (चुलुक).—A river. People of ancient Bhārata used to drink the water of this river. (Śloka 20, Chapter 9, Bhīṣma Parva).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesCulukā (चुलुका) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.19). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Culukā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCuluka (चुलुक).—[cul-ukañ]
1) Deep mud.
2) A mouthful of water or the hand hollowed to hold water or anything; ममौ स भद्रं चुलुके समुद्रः (mamau sa bhadraṃ culuke samudraḥ) N.8.45; ज्ञात्वा विधातुश्श्चुलुकात् प्रसूतिम् (jñātvā vidhātuśśculukāt prasūtim) Vikr.1.37.
3) A small vessel.
-ka Water in which pulse had been steeped.
Derivable forms: culukaḥ (चुलुकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCuluka (चुलुक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. Mud, mire. 2. A small vessel or pot, a gallipot, &c. 3. The hand hollowed to hold water. n.
(-kaṃ) Water in which pulse has been steeped. E. cul to dip into, aff. ukakḥ see caluka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCuluka (चुलुक).—[masculine] [neuter] the hollow of the hand, a handful or mouthful, a draught.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumCuluka (चुलुक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—bhakti, by Varadācārya. [Oudh 1876-1877], 30.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Culuka (चुलुक):—[from culu] mn. (= cal) the hand hollowed to hold water, handful or mouthful of water, draught, [Bālarāmāyaṇa; Naiṣadha-carita] ([varia lectio] laka, [xxii, 41]), [Viddhaśālabhañjikā i, 15; Kuvalayānanda 462 &; Pañcadaṇḍacchattra-prabandha] (laka) etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. deep mud or mire, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a small vessel (gallipot, etc.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a man [gana] kaṇvādi (laka, [Gaṇaratna-mahodadhi])
5) Culukā (चुलुका):—[from culuka > culu] f. Name of a river, [Mahābhārata vi, 9, 20] (lakā, C).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCuluka (चुलुक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. Mud; a small pot; the hand hollowed to hold water. n. Water of steeped pulse.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Culuka (चुलुक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Culua.
[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 corpusCuluka (ಚುಲುಕ):—[noun] = ಚುಲಕ [culaka]1. 2.a small casket for collyrium.
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Cuḷuka (ಚುಳುಕ):—[noun] = ಚುಲಕ [culaka]1.
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: Culukadu, Culukam, Culukan, Culukana, Culukay.
Ends with: Adhikaranaculuka, Kinculuka, Rahasyatrayaculuka, Samudraculuka, Saratrayaculuka, Tattvatrayaculuka, Vindhyaculuka.
Full-text: Samudraculuka, Caulukya, Culaka, Culukam, Caluka, Vindhaculaka, Culukin, Culua, Dravadhara, Cuculam, Saratrayaculuka, Cullaka, Rahasyatrayaculuka, Rahasyatraya, Culakam, Varada acarya, Kal.
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