Rasika, Rāsikā, Rashika, Rāsika, Rasi-ka: 25 definitions
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Rasika means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Rasika (रसिक) refers to:—One who is expert at relishing rasa; a connoisseur of rasa. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Rasika (रसिक) refers to:—One who is expert in relishing bhakti-rasa within his heart, which is resplendent with transcendence, or śuddha-sattva. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Rasika (रसिक) refers to—Connoisseur of ecstatic transcendental mellows.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
1) Rasika (रसिक) (lit. “one who has a humerous mind”) is a synonym (another name) for the Elephant (Gaja), 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.
2) Rasika (रसिक) (lit. “one who is elegant”) also refers to the Horse (Aśva).
3) Rasika (रसिक) (lit. “one who is elegant”) also refers to the Sārasa.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Rasika (रसिक) refers to a “man of aesthetic taste”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.35 (“The story of Padmā and Pippalāda”).—Accordingly, as Dharma (in the guise of a king) said to Padmā (wife of sage Pippalāda): “[...] A beautiful woman acquires beauty as a result of the merit of a previous birth. The beauty becomes completely fruitful only after embracing a man of aesthetic taste (rasika-āliṅgana). I am the lover of a thousand beautiful women. I am an expert in the erotic science and literature. Abandon that husband and make me your slave. You can indulge in sexual dalliance in the beautiful secluded forests, mountains and banks of rivers in my company. Make your life fruitful”.
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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Rāsikā (रासिका) refers to one of the twelve divisions of the Deśī-Rūpaka compositions in ancient Indian art of dance and theater.—Puruṣottama Miśrā, while defining the terms mārga and deśī quotes the Saṅgītanārāyaṇa (Vol. II, pp.406-410) which he says has been taken from Kohala (the work of Kohala). Following mārga, the deśī forms are next listed out. First is a list of sixteen types as described by Dattila. [...] This list is followed by yet another bearing the names of another 12 forms. [e.g., rāsikā] [...] The quotation does not mention any heading for this list of 12 deśī-rūpakas. Perhaps they refer to some forms of nṛtta-prabandhas.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Rāśika (राशिक) is the name of a Śrāvaka mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Rāśika).
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.
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Rasikā (रसिका) refers to “liquids” (suitable for an offering ritual), according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān teaches the offering of the root spell], “[...] A consecration with a fillet should be made. A flower garland should be offered. Jars with seven kinds of liquids (saptan-rasikā) should be placed in a circuit. Curd, milk, rice grains, kṣura with candied sugar and honey, fruits and flowers should be thrown there. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Rāsika, (nt.) (fr. rāsi) revenue, fisc D. I, 135. (Page 571)
rāsika (ရာသိက) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[rāsi+ka．(ka=kara+kvi) (ti) rāgaka-saṃ．]
[ရာသိ+က။ (က=ကရ+ကွိ) (တိ) ရာဂက-သံ။]
[Pali to Burmese]
rāsika—
(Burmese text): (၁) အစု-အပုံ-ဖြစ်အောင် ပြုအပ်သော။ (၂) အပေါင်းအစု။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Formed into a group. (2) Collection or gathering.
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
raśīka (रशीक).—a Properly rasika.
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rasika (रसिक).—a (S) Savory, sapid, tasty, having flavor or taste. 2 fig. Tasteful, sharp, salty--a poem, a speech. 3 That has taste or intellectual relish. 4 Sentimental. 5 Humorous, jocular, facetious, witty.
rasika (रसिक).—a Savoury; tasteful. Sentimental. Witty.
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
Rasika (रसिक).—a. [raso'styasya ṭhan]
1) Savoury, sapid, tasteful.
2) Graceful, elegant, beautiful.
3) Impassioned.
4) Apprehending flavour or excellence, possessed of taste, appreciative, discriminating; तद् वृत्तं प्रवदन्ति काव्यरसिकाः शार्दूलविक्रीडितम् (tad vṛttaṃ pravadanti kāvyarasikāḥ śārdūlavikrīḍitam) Śrut.4.
5) Finding pleasure or taking delight in, delighting in, devoted to (usually in comp.); इयं मालती भगवता सदृशसंयोगरसिकेन वेधसा मन्मथेन मया च तुभ्यं दीयते (iyaṃ mālatī bhagavatā sadṛśasaṃyogarasikena vedhasā manmathena mayā ca tubhyaṃ dīyate) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 6; so कामरसिकः (kāmarasikaḥ) Bhartṛhari 3.112; परोपकाररसिकस्य (paropakārarasikasya) Mṛcchakaṭika 6.19.
6) Humorous, witty.
7) Fanciful.
8) Lustful.
-kaḥ 1 A man of taste or feeling, an appreciator of excellence or beauty; cf. अरसिक (arasika).
2) A libertine.
3) An elephant.
4) A horse.
5) The Sārasa bird.
-kā 1 The juice of sugar-cane, molasses.
2) The tongue.
3) A woman;s girdle; see रसाला (rasālā) also.
Rasika (रसिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kī-kaṃ) 1. Flavoured, having taste or flavour. 2. Tasteful, as a composition, &c. 3. Having a taste for poetry, &c. 4. Sentimental. 5. Impassioned. m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A horse. 2. An elephant. 3. A libertine. f.
(-kā) 1. Curds mixed with sugar and spice. 2. Molasses, the juice of the sugar-cane. 3. The tongue. 4. A woman’s zone or girdle. E. rasa flavour, sentiment, and ṭhan aff.
Rasika (रसिक).—i. e. rasa + ika, I. adj. 1. Having taste, flavoured. 2. Tasteful, as a composition. 3. Impassioned, inclined, [Hitopadeśa] 103, 3 (sāhasa-eka-, Inclined only to inconsiderate haste). Ii. m. 1. A horse. 2. An elephant. 3. A libertine. Iii. f. kā (cf. rasana). 1. A woman’s girdle. 2. The tongue. 3. Curds with sugar and spice. 4. Molasses.
Rasika (रसिक).—[adjective] having (good) taste; having a liking for, be fond of or familiar with ([locative] or —°); tasteful, elegant. Abstr. tā [feminine], tva [neuter]
1) Rasika (रसिक):—[from ras] mf(ā)n. tasteful, elegant, [Bhartṛhari]
2) [v.s. ...] having a discriminating taste, aesthetic, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara]
3) [v.s. ...] having a taste for or a sense of, fond of, devoted to, delighting in ([locative case] or [compound]), [ib.; Rājataraṅgiṇī; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] sentimental, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] fanciful, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
6) [v.s. ...] lustful, [ib.]
7) [v.s. ...] m. a man full of taste or feeling (cf. a-r)
8) [v.s. ...] a libertine, [Horace H. Wilson]
9) [v.s. ...] Ardea Sibirica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] a horse, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) [v.s. ...] an elephant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) [v.s. ...] unboiled juice of sugar-cane, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) Rasikā (रसिका):—[from rasika > ras] a f. See below.
14) [from ras] b f. an emotional wife (cf. [compound])
15) [v.s. ...] the juice of sugar-cane, molasses, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
16) [v.s. ...] curds with sugar and spice, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
17) [v.s. ...] chyle, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
18) [v.s. ...] the tongue, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
19) [v.s. ...] a woman’s girdle, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. raśanā).
20) Rāśika (राशिक):—[from rāśi] mfn. (ifc. after a numeral) consisting of a [particular] sum or number of quantities, [Colebrooke] (cf. rāśi).
Rasika (रसिक):—[(kaḥ-kā-ko-kaṃ) n.] Flavoured, tasteful; sentimental. m. A horse; an elephant; a libertine. f. Spiced curds; molasses; woman’s girdle; tongue.
Rasika (रसिक):—(von rasa)
1) adj. f. ā = sarasa [Medinīkoṣa k. 144.] a) Geschmack —, Gefallen an —, Sinn —, das richtige Verständniss für Etwas habend; versessen auf; die Ergänzung im loc. oder im comp. vorangehend: aho navanavāścaryanirmāṇe rasiko vidhiḥ [Kathāsaritsāgara 106, 104.] pravāsa [Spr. 254.] āmodamātra [1690.] padmātapatra [1693. 2543.] sparśa [3179.] anucitasamārambha [3755.] [MĀLATĪM. 102, 8.] īśvarāṇāṃ hi vinodarasikaṃ manaḥ [Kathāsaritsāgara 20, 46. 27, 56. 51, 227. 71, 18. fg.] [Sāhityadarpana 45, 10.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 110] (wo tejasvimaitrīrasikaḥ zu schreiben ist). [6,183.] [Hitopadeśa 103,3.] [Oxforder Handschriften 13,b,42. 14,a,] [No. 57.] nāṭya sich verstehend auf [201,b, No. 483.] kāvya [Śrutabodha 43.] Ohne Ergänzung einen richtigen Geschmack habend, Sinn für das Schöne habend: naṭa [Patañjali] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 95.] [Gītagovinda 6, 9.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 8, 10.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 1, 3.] eine besondere Leidenschaft —, ein Steckenpferd habend: rasikaṃ rasena kuryādvaśe [Spr. 2197.] rasikābhārya ein leidenschaftliches Weib zur Frau habend [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 6, 14.] rasikāgopikānandadāyaka [PAÑCAR. 4, 8, 39] aus metrischen Rücksichten st. rasikago . — b) geschmackvoll: bhāratī [Spr. 2658.] —
2) m. a) Ardea sibirica (sārasa) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) Pferd. — c) Elephant [SĀRASVATA im Śabdakalpadruma] —
3) f. ā a) Zuckerrohrsaft. — b) gekäste Milch mit Zucker und Gewürz [Medinīkoṣa] — c) Zunge [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 121.] [VIŚVA im Śabdakalpadruma] — d) Gürtel (vgl. raśanā) [VIŚVA] ebend. — Vgl. kāma, māyā, śīta .
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Rāśika (राशिक):—am Ende eines comp. nach einem Zahlwort aus so und so vielen Quantitäten, Zahlen bestehend [Algebra 35.]
Rasika (रसिक):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) — a) einen richtigen Geschmack habend , Sinn für das Schöne habend. — b) Geschmack — , Gefallen an — , Sinn — , das richtige Verständniss für Etwas habend , sich verstehend auf ; die Ergänzung im Loc. oder im Comp. vorangehend. — c) eine besondere Leidenschaft — , ein Steckenferd habend , versessen auf (Loc. oder im Comp. vorangehend). — d) geschmackvoll. —
2) *m. — a) Ardea sibirica [Rājan 19,99.] — b) Pferd. — c) Elephant. —
3) f. ā — a) ein leidenschaftliches Weib. — b) *Zuckerrohrsaft. — c) *gekäste Milch mit Zucker und Gewürz. — d) *Chylus [Rājan 18,65.] — e) *Zunge. — f) *Gürtel.
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Rāśika (राशिक):—Adj. nach einem Zahlwort aus so und so vielen Quantitäten , Zahlen bestehend.
Rasika (रसिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Rasia, Rasiā.
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
Rasika (रसिक) [Also spelled rasik]:—(a and nm) a man of taste, one having aesthetic sense, one who appreciates beauty or excellence; an amorist; dilettante; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Raśika (ರಶಿಕ):—[noun] the tree Ougeinia oojeinensis ( = O. dalbergioides, = Dalbergiaougeinensis) of Papilionaceae family; chariot tree.
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Rasika (ರಸಿಕ):—
1) [adjective] tasty; delicious.
2) [adjective] joking; humorous; full of fun.
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Rasika (ರಸಿಕ):—
1) [noun] a man who has expert knowledge and keen discrimination in some field, in the fine arts or in matters of taste; a man highly sensitive to art and beauty.
2) [noun] a man given to sensual, erotic life.
3) [noun] a secret; a mystery.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Rasika (रसिक):—adj. 1. tasteful; sensuous; 2. sportive; amorous; gallant; 3. having good taste in literature; 4. jolly; jocular; n. a man of taste or feeling; an appreciator of excellence or beauty;
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.
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Partial matches (+0): De, Rashi, Ka, Rasika, Te.
Starts with (+12): Rashikar, Rashikarana, Rashikaranabhashya, Rasikabharya, Rasikabhushana, Rasikacandrika, Rasikadeva, Rasikajana, Rasikajanarasollasa, Rasikajivana, Rasikajivani, Rasikalingana, Rasikamrita, Rasikananda gosvamin, Rasikaprakasha, Rasikapriya, Rasikara, Rasikarabhuta, Rasikaraka, Rasikaramana.
Full-text (+41): Trairashika, Pancarashika, Saptarashika, Navarashika, Rasikata, Arasika, Ekadasharashika, Kamarasika, Kavyarasika, Rasikapriya, Sarasika, Mayarasika, Ranarasika, Sahasaikarasika, Rasikatva, Sparsharasika, Rasikabhushana, Rasikaramana, Rasikaranjana, Rasikaprakasha.
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