Juhu, Juhū: 10 definitions
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Juhu 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaJuhu (जुहु).—A King of the family of Yayāti. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 9).
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.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Sacred Texts: The Grihya Sutras, Part 2 (SBE30)Juhū (जुहू) refers to a sruc (a spoon), according to the Āpastamba-yajña-paribhāṣā-sūtras.—“If the juhū has been elsewhere employed, let it be done with a ladle (sruva). The offering is made in the Āhavanīya fire”. Commentary: The juhū is a sruc, a spoon, the sruva, a ladle.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJuhū (जुहू).—f. [hu kvip ni° dvitvaṃ dīrghaśca Tv.]
1) A crescent-shaped wooden ladle used for pouring the sacrificial ghee into the fire.
2) A tongue, especially of Agni i. e. a flame.
Derivable forms: juhūḥ (जुहूः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJuhū (जुहू).—f.
(-hūḥ) A wooden vessel, of the shape of a semicircle or crescent. used to pour sacrificial butter in to the fire. E. hu to sacrifice, Unadi affix kvip, the root reiterated, and the final made long also remaining short juhu. f.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJuhū (जुहू).—[feminine] tongue, [especially] tongue of Agni, flame; a wooden ladle used for pouring butter into the fire.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Juhū (जुहू):—f. (= jihvā, √huc) a tongue ([especially] of Agni; 7 are named, [Ṛg-veda i, 58, 7]), flame, [Ṛg-veda]
2) personified as wife of Brahmā and goddess of speech (author of [Ṛg-veda x, 109]), [Ṛgveda-anukramaṇikā]
3) ([from] √hu, [Pāṇini 3-2, 178], [vArttika] 3, [Uṇādi-sūtra] etc.) a curved wooden ladle (for pouring sacrificial butter into fire), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] etc.
4) that part of the frame enshrining the universal spirit which faces the east, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad iii, 15, 2.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJuhū (जुहू):—(hūḥ) 3. f. A sacrificial wooden vessel of a crescent shape.
[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 corpusJuhu (ಜುಹು):—[noun] a crescent-shaped wooden ladle used for pouring the sacrificial ghee into the fire.
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: Juhumagriya, Juhundara, Juhurana, Juhushu, Juhutva, Juhuvana, Juhuvant, Juhuvat, Juhvasya.
Full-text (+7): Jauhava, Brahmajaya, Juhvasya, Sruva, Ghritaci, Juhumagriya, Juhutva, Juhuvat, Juhvat, Abhipramur, Juhvana, Juhuvant, Juhoticodana, Juhotyadi, Juhotiyajatikriya, Juhushu, Sthirajihva, Juhoti, Apurviyatva, Havana.
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Search found 20 books and stories containing Juhu, Juhū; (plurals include: Juhus, Juhūs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa I, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 2 < [First Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa I, adhyāya 5, brāhmaṇa 3 < [First Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa I, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 4 < [First Kāṇḍa]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 4.11: Animal sacrifice in honour of Agni and Soma < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 2.6: The performance of the Upasadiṣṭi < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 2.2: Buying of soma (somakrayaṇa) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
Sankhayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
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