Ranku, Ramku, Raṅku: 12 definitions
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In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Raṅku (रङ्कु) (or Ruru, Gokarṇa, Eṇa) refers to the animal “Nilgai [Blue bull]” (Boselaphus tragocamelus).—The Smṛtis mention several domestic as well as wild animals that are enumerated in context of specifying expiation for killing them, the flesh being used as a dietary article to give satisfaction to the Manes (Pitṛs) in Śrāddha rites, the law of transmigration due to various sins committed as well as in the context of specifying gifts to be given on various occasions. These animals [viz., Raṅku] are chiefly mentioned in the Manusmṛti, Parāśarasmṛti [Chap.6], Gautamasmṛti [17.2 and 15.1], Śātātapasmṛti [II.45-54], Uśānasmṛti [IX.7-9; IX.12-13], Yājñavalkyasmṛti [I.170-171; I.175; I.258- 260], Viṣṇusmṛti [51.3;51.6;51.26;51.33;80.3-14], Uttarāṅgirasasmṛti [X.15-17], Prajāpatismṛti [Śrāddhatyājyavastuvarṇanam. 138-143], 9 Kāśyapasmṛti [Section on Prāyaścittavarṇanam], Vṛddha Hārītasmṛti [6.253-255] and Kātyāyanasmṛti [27.11].
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Raṅku (रङ्कु).—[ramate vane Uṇādi-sūtra 3.86] A deer, an antelope; मुखचन्द्रेषु कलङ्करङ्कवः (mukhacandreṣu kalaṅkaraṅkavaḥ) N.2.83; श्रयत्ययं च श्रवणावतंसश्यामारविन्द- श्रियमङ्करङ्कुः (śrayatyayaṃ ca śravaṇāvataṃsaśyāmāravinda- śriyamaṅkaraṅkuḥ) Rām. Ch.6.78.
Derivable forms: raṅkuḥ (रङ्कुः).
Raṅku (रङ्कु).—m.
(-ṅkuḥ) A sort of deer, (the spotted axis.) E. ram to sport, aff. ku, form irr.
Raṅku (रङ्कु).—m. A sort of deer, the spotted axis.
Raṅku (रङ्कु).—[masculine] a kind of deer or antelope.
1) Raṅku (रङ्कु):—m. a species of deer or antelope, [Vāsavadattā; Nalacampū or damayantīkathā]
2) Name of a place [gana] kacchādi.
Raṅku (रङ्कु):—(ṅkuḥ) 2. m. The spotted deer.
Raṅku (रङ्कु):—m.
1) eine Art Antilope [Amarakoṣa 2, 5, 10.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1293.] [Halāyudha 2, 75.] —
2) Nomen proprium einer Oertlichkeit [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 100.] gaṇa kacchādi zu [4, 2, 133.] — Vgl. jala, rādha, rāṅkava .
Raṅku (रङ्कु):—m. —
1) eine Art Antilope [Rājan 19,46.] [Vāsavadattā 265,2.] [DAMAYANTĪK.2.] —
2) Nomen proprium einer Oertlichkeit.
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
Raṃku (ರಂಕು):—[noun] a kind of spotted deer.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Raṅku (ரங்கு) noun < raṅga. [K. raṅgu]
1. Colour; நிறம். [niram.] (W.)
2. Dye; சாயம். [sayam.] (W.)
3. Pigment; வர்ணந்தரும் பொருள். [varnantharum porul.]
4. A game of chance played with cards; சீட்டைக்கொண்டு ஆடும் சூதசங்கிதைாட்டவகை. [sittaikkondu adum suthattavagai.] Local usage
5. Woman that is loved; காதலிக்கப்படுபவள். [kathalikkappadupaval.] Local usage
6. Prostitute; வேசை. [vesai.] (விறலிவிடுதூது [viralividuthuthu] 368.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Raṅku (रङ्कु):—n. 1. an ancient Himalayan clan; 2. Yak; 3. a deer; an antelope; 4. → पाखी [pākhī]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Rankuka, Rankumalin, Rankunmallikai, Rankuparla, Rankuti.
Full-text (+12): Jalaranku, Goranku, Rankava, Rankumalin, Radharanku, Ramgumale, Rankavaka, Ramgubale, Rankavayana, Rangu malle, Kesari rangu, Rangu maale, Rankuka, Ramgumanika, Rangu-gida, Ramgumali, Samderamgu, Jalaranka, Niliramgumara, Rankuti.
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