Maruka, Marūka: 13 definitions

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Maruka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Tamil. 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

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Maruka (मरुक) (lit. “one who has wilderness”) is a synonym (another name) for the Peacock (Mayūra), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Rare Sanskrit Words from the Commentary on the Bṛhat-kalpa-bhāṣya

Maruka (मरुक) refers to a “Brahmin man”.—In his publication for the Journal of Jaina Studies, Yutaka Kawasaki collected in a non-definite list several rare Sanskrit words (e.g., maruka) from Malayagiri’s and Kṣemakīrti’s commentaries on the Bṛhatkalpabhāṣya: a 6th century commentary on monastic discipline authored by Svetambara Jain exegete Saṅghadāsa.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Maruka (मरुक).—

1) A peacock.

2) A deer, antelope.

Derivable forms: marukaḥ (मरुकः).

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Marūka (मरूक).—

1) A peacock.

2) A kind of stag.

3) A frog.

Derivable forms: marūkaḥ (मरूकः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Maruka (मरुक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A peacock.

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Marūka (मरूक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A sort of deer. E. mṛ to die, ūkan Unadi aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Marūka (मरूक).—m. A sort of deer.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Māruka (मारुक).—[adjective] perishing.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Maruka (मरुक):—m. (cf. marūka) a peacock, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) a deer, antelope, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Marūka (मरूक):—m. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a kind of deer

4) a peacock

5) a frog

6) Curcuma Zerumbet.

7) Māruka (मारुक):—[from māra] mf(ā)n. dying, perishing, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Mānava-gṛhya-sūtra]

8) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a people, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Marūka (मरूक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A sort of deer.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Māruka (मारुक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Mārua.

[Sanskrit to German]

Maruka in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Maruka (ಮರುಕ):—

1) [noun] sensation of hotness or warmth felt through the skin; heat; intense feeling of suffering; acute mental pain; agony.

2) [noun] a worried condition or feeling; uneasiness or anxiety; worry.

3) [noun] affection; love.

4) [noun] sympathy; pity; compassion.

5) [noun] infatuating love or affection.

6) [noun] hard circumstances of life; hardship.

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Maṟuka (ಮಱುಕ):—

1) [noun] sensation of hotness or warmth felt through the skin; heat; intense feeling of suffering; acute mental pain; agony.

2) [noun] a worried condition or feeling; uneasiness or anxiety; worry.

3) [noun] affection; love.

4) [noun] sympathy; pity; compassion.

5) [noun] infatuating love or affection.

6) [noun] hard circumstances of life; hardship.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Maṟuka (மறுக) adverb See மறுக்க. [marukka.] Local usage

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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