Paurika, Paurikā: 9 definitions
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Paurika 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)
Paurika (पौरिक).—A king of the ancient country Purikānagarī. He was such a sinner that he was reborn as a jackal in his next birth. (Chapter 111, Śānti Parva).
Paurika (पौरिक).—A southern country.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 58.
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)
Paurikā (पौरिका) refers to a “place”.—In the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra, Vṛndākaumāri-parvaka (Tibetan: tshogs can gzhon nu'i ri) is derived from Vindhyākaumāra-paurikā (a holy site’s name) in the Hevajra. In manuscript C of the Ḍākārṇava, it is Vṛndakaumāri-parvata (an emendation of Vṛndākaumāri-parvaka), meaning “a mountain [where there is] a flock of maidens”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Paurika (पौरिक).—
1) A citizen.
2) A governor of a city.
Derivable forms: paurikaḥ (पौरिकः).
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Paurika (पौरिक).—A country in the South.
Derivable forms: paurikaḥ (पौरिकः).
Paurika (पौरिक).—i. e. pura + ika, m. 1. Citizen, Mārk. P. 120, 18. 2. pl. The name of a people. 3. The name of a prince.
Paurika (पौरिक).—[masculine] townsman, citizen.
1) Paurika (पौरिक):—[from paura] a m. a townsman, citizen, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] a governor of a city, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a prince of the city of Purikā, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] [plural] Name of a people, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
5) b See above.
Paurika (पौरिक):—m.
1) Städter, Bürger (von pura) [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 120, 18.] [AŚOKĀVAD. 8.] —
2) Gouverneur einer Stadt (von pura) [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 141.] —
3) pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 57, 48.] —
4) Nomen proprium eines Fürsten der Stadt Purikā [Mahābhārata 12, 6085.]
Paurika (पौरिक):—m. —
1) Städter , Bürger , —
2) *Gouverneur einer Stadt. —
3) Nomen proprium — a) Pl. eines Volkes. — b) eines Fürsten der Stadt Purikā [Mahābhārata 12,111,3.]
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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Starts with: Paurikan.
Full-text: Upapaurika, Vindhyakaumarapaurika, Purika, Vindhyakumarapaurika, Dandapashaka, Vindhyakaumara, Vrindakaumari.
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Samkhya elements in the Bhagavata-purana (by Jumli Nath)
Part 7 - Some prominent Sāṃkhya teachers < [Chapter 1a - Introduction]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Devala-smriti (critical study) (by Mukund Lalji Wadekar)
References to section [A] < [Chapter 10 - Philosophical aspect of the Devalasmriti]
3.2. Concept of Mulikarthas < [Chapter 10 - Philosophical aspect of the Devalasmriti]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CXI < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 16 - The Description of Bharata < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
4. Route of Rama’s Journey in Exile (and back to Ayodhya) < [Chapter 10 - Geographical Places, Peoples and Tribes]