Pulkasa: 9 definitions
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Pulkasa 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 EncyclopediaPulkasa (पुल्कस).—A son born to a Kṣatriya woman of a Śūdra is called Pulkasa. (See under Cāturvarṇya).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Pulkasa (पुल्कस).—A commander of Bhaṇḍa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 21. 79.
1b) Are purified of sin by the worship of Hari: got released from bondage by hearing the name of Hari once;1 Rantideva gave the drink which he had for himself, to a certain Pulkasa.2
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPulkasa (पुल्कस).—Name of a despised mixed tribe (the progeny born of a Niṣāda male and Śūdra female, 'jāto niṣādā- cchūdrāyāṃ jātyā bhavati pulkasaḥ'); Manusmṛti 4.79; Bhāgavata 9.21.1.
Derivable forms: pulkasaḥ (पुल्कसः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPulkasa (पुल्कस).—m.
(-saḥ) An impure and degraded tribe born of the Brahmana by Kshetriya female.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPulkasa (पुल्कस).—[masculine] ī [feminine] [Name] of a cert. mixed caste.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPulkasa (पुल्कस):—m. (f(ī). ) Name of a despised mixed tribe, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra; Mahābhārata] (also kaka, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]; cf. paulkasa and pukkaśa).
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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 corpusPulkasa (ಪುಲ್ಕಸ):—
1) [noun] an offspring of a pulindaman from a śudra woman.
2) [noun] a man of the lowest caste; a caṇḍāla.
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)
Full-text: Puklaka, Pushkasha, Pulkaka, Pukkasha, Paulkasa, Bukkasa, Rantideva, Pukkusa, Magadhas.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 10.6 < [Section II - Mixed Castes]
Verse 4.79 < [Section IX - Personal Cleanliness]
Baudhayana Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 20 - The Importance of Gaṇḍakī < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 50 - Viṣṇu’s Name the Greatest Holy Place < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Chapter 60 - In Praise of Tulasī < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 4 - Creation of the Universe (Prayers to Hari) < [Book 2 - Second Skandha]
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
3.3. Expiatory Rites in Tantraprāyaścitta < [Chapter 3 - Expiatory Rites in Kerala Tantric Ritual Manuals]