Raucya: 9 definitions

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Raucya 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Raucya.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

1a) Raucya (रौच्य).—See Manu (s.v.).*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 4; IV. 1. 95.

1b) A son of Ruci, a Prajāpati of the Vaivasvata epoch;1 the ninth Manu.2

  • 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 50.
  • 2) Matsya-purāṇa 9. 35; Vāyu-purāṇa 100. 54.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Raucya (रौच्य).—

1) A staff of Bilva wood.

2) An ascetic with a Bilva staff.

Derivable forms: raucyaḥ (रौच्यः).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Raucya (रौच्य).—m.

(-cyaḥ) 1. An ascetic with a staff of Bilwa-wood. 2. The thirteenth Manu.

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

Raucya (रौच्य).—m. An ascetic with a staff of Vilva wood.

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

1) Raucya (रौच्य):—[from raucanika] m. ([from] rucya = bilva) a staff of Bilva wood, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] an ascetic with a staff of B° w°, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] ([from] ruci) Name of the 13th (9th) Manu, [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] mfn. belonging to Manu Raucya, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

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

Raucya (रौच्य):—(cyaḥ) 1. m. The ascetic with his staff.

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

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Raucya 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

Raucya (ರೌಚ್ಯ):—[noun] one of the fourteen Manus, the forefathers of the mankind.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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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