Curnika, Cūrṇikā: 13 definitions
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Curnika means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Churnika.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Cūrṇika (चूर्णिक) refers to one of the six types of division (bheda) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 5.24.—What is the meaning of cūrṇika? Skin of black gram or green gram etc which results by thrashing them is called cūrṇika.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
cūrṇikā (चूर्णिका).—f S S A sentence in prose constituting the interpretation of a verse. Hence an elaborate or polished sentence; a brilliant morsel studded thick with rhetorical figures and flourishes.
cūrṇikā (चूर्णिका).—f A sentence in prose constitut- ing the interpretation of a verse. A brilliant, polished sentence.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Cūrṇikā (चूर्णिका).—
1) Grain fried and powdered.
2) A style of prose composition.
Cūrṇika (चूर्णिक).—(°-) (perhaps for °kā, m.c.; compare Sanskrit cūrṇi, cūrṇī), commentary: ākhyāyiketihāsādyair gadya-cūrṇika-vārtti- kaiḥ Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 363.7 (verse).
Cūrṇikā (चूर्णिका).—f.
(-kā) Fried and ground rice. E. cūrṇa to pound, ṭhan affix, and the feminine form. cūrṇaścūrṇanamasti asyāḥ .
Cūrṇikā (चूर्णिका).—i. e. cūrṇa + ka, f. A sort of pastry, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 11, 20.
Cūrṇikā (चूर्णिका) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Vāsavadattāṭīkā by Prabhākara. K. 76.
1) Cūrṇikā (चूर्णिका):—[from cūrṇaka > cūrṇ] f. idem, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] grain fried and pounded, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a kind of cake, [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā i, 18/19.]
Cūrṇikā (चूर्णिका):—(kā) 1. f. Pounded rice.
Cūrṇikā (चूर्णिका):—(von cūrṇa) f.
1) geröstetes und darauf gemahlenes Korn [Bhūriprayoga im Śabdakalpadruma] eine Art Backwerk [Vetālapañcaviṃśati 11, 20.] —
2) eine Art einfacher Prosa [Colebrooke II, 133.] — Vgl. cūrṇaka .
Cūrṇikā (चूर्णिका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Cuṇṇiā, Cuṇṇiya.
Cūrṇika (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 長行 [zhǎng xíng]: “prose sentences”.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Curnikai, Curnikakirtanani, Curnikar, Curnikara, Curnikarana, Curnikarisu.
Full-text: Lekhyacurnika, Minakshicurnika, Lakshmanacurnika, Bhagavatacurnika, Paniyacurnika, Curnaka, Dhyanacurnika, Bheda, Cunniya, Cunnia, Paniyavarnika, Curnikai, Curna, Prabhakara, Chang xing, Vasavadatta, Bhagavata Purana.
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