Kukkuti, Kukkuṭī, Kukkutī: 9 definitions
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Kukkuti 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: The Matsya-purāṇaKukkuṭī (कुक्कुटी) is the name of a mind-born ‘divine mother’ (mātṛ), created for the purpose of drinking the blood of the Andhaka demons, according to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.8. The Andhaka demons spawned out of every drop of blood spilled from the original Andhakāsura (Andhaka-demon). According to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.35, “Most terrible they (e.g., Kukkuṭī) all drank the blood of those Andhakas and become exceedingly satiated.”
The Matsyapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 20,000 metrical verses, dating from the 1st-millennium BCE. The narrator is Matsya, one of the ten major avatars of Viṣṇu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKukkutī (कुक्कुती).—A mind-born mother.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 179. 17.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: BDK Tripiṭaka: The Susiddhikara-sūtraKukkuṭī (कुक्कुटी) refers to one of the various types of cakes mentioned in Chapter 12 (“offering food”) of the Susiddhikara-sūtra. Accordingly, “Offer [viz., kukkuṭī cakes], [...]. Cakes such as the above are either made with granular sugar or made by mixing in ghee or sesamum oil. As before, take them in accordance with the family in question and use them as offerings; if you offer them up as prescribed, you will quickly gain success. [...]”.
When you wish to offer food [viz., kukkuṭī cakes], first cleanse the ground, sprinkle scented water all around, spread out on the ground leaves that have been washed clean, such as lotus leaves, palāśa (dhak) leaves, and leaves from lactescent trees, or new cotton cloth, and then set down the oblatory dishes. [...] First smear and sprinkle the ground and then spread the leaves; wash your hands clean, rinse out your mouth several times, swallow some water, and then you should set down the food [viz., kukkuṭī]. [...]
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
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykukkuṭī : (f.) a hen.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kukkuṭi (कुक्कुटि):—[from kukkuṭ] f. hypocrisy, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Kukkuṭī (कुक्कुटी):—[from kukkuṭ] f. of ṭa q.v.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kukkuṭī (कुक्कुटी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kukkuḍī.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKukkuṭi (ಕುಕ್ಕುಟಿ):—
1) [noun] = ಕುಕ್ಕುಟ - [kukkuta -]2 & 6.
2) [noun] any of predatory, shrill-voiced passerine birds of Laniidae family, with hooked beaks, grey, black, and white plumage, and long tails, which feed on insects, and on small birds, frogs, etc.; a shrike.
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: Kukkutika, Kukkutimarkativrata, Kukkutivrata, Kukkutivratakatha.
Ends with: Ambukukkuti, Jalakukkuti, Madhukukkuti, Matukukkuti, Otukkukkuti.
Full-text: Kukkudi, Jalakukkuti, Kukkuta, Kukuti, Madhukukkuti, Kaukkutika, Kukkutivrata, Kukkutimarkativrata, Kukkutanda, Ambukukkuti, Kukkutyadi, Madhukukkutika, Nakula.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 10.12 < [Section II - Mixed Castes]
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Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
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Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)