Kumarika, Kumārikā, Kumārika: 15 definitions
Introduction
Introduction:
Kumarika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesKumārika (कुमारिक) refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. ). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kumārika) 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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramKumārikā (कुमारिका) refers to the “land of the virgin goddess” or India, according to the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Bhairava orders the goddess to travel around India to establish the energy of her Command throughout it. In this way the land of Bhārata, pervaded by the Goddess’s energy is made one with it and so becomes the land of the virgin goddess—Kumārikā.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: The Jaina IconographyKumārikā (कुमारिका) is the name of a Yoginī mentioned in various Jaina manuscripts, often being part of a list of sixty-four such deities. How the cult of the Tantrik Yoginīs originated among the vegetarian Jainas is unknown. The Yoginīs (viz., Kumārikā) are known as attendants on Śiva or Pārvatī. But in the case of Jainism, we may suppose, as seen before that they are subordinates to Kṣetrapāla, the chief of the Bhairavas.
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykumārikā : (f.) a girl; virgin.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykumārikā (कुमारिका).—f S kumārī f (S) An unmarried girl, from ten to twelve years old: also a young virgin gen. 2 Aloe-plant, Aloe perfoliata.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkumārikā (कुमारिका).—f An unmarried girl, a young virgin. Aloe plant.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKumārika (कुमारिक).—a. (-kī f.)
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Kumārikā (कुमारिका).—
1) A young girl, one from 1 to 12 years old.
2) A maiden, virgin; त्रीणि वर्षाण्युदीक्षेत कुमार्यृतुमती सती (trīṇi varṣāṇyudīkṣeta kumāryṛtumatī satī) Ms.9.9;11.59; व्यावर्ततान्योपगमात्कुमारी (vyāvartatānyopagamātkumārī) R.6.69.
3) A girl or daughter in general.
4) Name of Durgā.
5) Name of several plants (Mar. koraphaḍa, karṭaulī, kāṃṭeśevaṃtī, baṭamogarā i.)
6) Name of Sītā.
7) Large cardamoms.
8) The southern extremity of the Indian peninsula (cf. the modern name Cape Comorin).
See also (synonyms): kumārī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKumārikā (कुमारिका).—see s.v. Kumārī (2).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKumārikā (कुमारिका).—f.
(-kā) 1. A girl from ten to twelve years old, or generally a virgin. 2. Double jasmin. 3. A division of the known continent. 4. Large cardamoms. 5. An insect, (Spex Asiatica:) see kumārī, kan being added.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kumārikā (कुमारिका):—[from kumāraka > kumāra] a f. a girl from ten to twelve years old, virgin, [Atharva-veda; Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a female servant, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
3) [v.s. ...] an insect (Sphex asiatica), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] double jasmine (Jasminum Sambac), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] large cardamoms, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a part of Bhārata-varṣa (a division of the known continent), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] Name of a river, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
8) Kumārika (कुमारिक):—[from kumāra] mfn. furnished with or abounding in girls [gana] vrīhy-ādi.
9) Kumārikā (कुमारिका):—[from kumāra] b f. of raka q.v.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKumārikā (कुमारिका):—(kā) 1. f. A girl from 10 to 12 years old; double jasmin; division of the continent; a large cardamon; an insect.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kumārika (कुमारिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kumāriya.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKumārikā (कुमारिका):—(a) see [kumārī].
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kumarikakhanda, Kumarikakshetra, Kumarikalpa, Kumarikapujana, Kumarikapura, Kumarikaputra, Kumarikasava, Kumarikashvashura, Kumarikavacollasa.
Ends with: Ghritakumarika, Gramakumarika, Kroncakumarika, Kronchakumarika, Nagakumarika, Rajakumarika, Shakrakumarika, Sukumarika, Trikumarika.
Full-text (+45): Kumariya, Kaumarikeya, Navadurga, Pannarupa, Ghritakumarika, Kumarikakhanda, Kumarikakshetra, Kumaraka, Rajakumarika, Kroncakumarika, Gramakumarika, Pateyya, Bharatakhanda, Kumari, Shakrakumarika, Kumarikashvashura, Kumarikaputra, Kaumarika, Thulakumari, Kumarikapura.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 3 - Morality of the śikṣamāṇā < [Section II.2 - Morality of the monastic or pravrajita]
The Mallikā-Jātaka [notes] < [I. Puṇyakriyāvastu consisting of generosity]
The first attack by the daughters of Māra < [Chapter XXIV - The Virtue of Patience]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa < [Book 1 - Māheśvara-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 242 - Greatness of Kumārī < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 39 - The Greatness of Barkareśvara < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXXXII < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter CXXIV - Quadripartite state of the king vipaschit < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]
Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)