Rukma: 12 definitions
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Rukma 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexRukma (रुक्म).—A son of Rucaka.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 23. 35.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsRukma (रुक्म) in the Rigveda denotes an ornament, probably of gold, usually worn on the breast. Being in several passages used of the sun, it probably had the form of a disk. In the Brāhmaṇas it designates a gold plate. See also Rajata.
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismRukma (रुक्म): Elder brother of Rukmani, Heir apparent to the throne of Vidarbha. When defeated by Balarama and Krishna he established a new city Bhojakata, ashamed to return to Kundinapura, the capital of Vidarbha, and ruled over it.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRukma (रुक्म).—a. [ruc-man ni° kutvam Uṇādi-sūtra 1.135]
1) Bright, radiant.
2) Golden; गरुडो रुक्मपक्षो वै (garuḍo rukmapakṣo vai) Rām.1.14.29.
-kmaḥ 1 A golden ornament; परितश्च धौतमुखरुक्मविलसत् (paritaśca dhautamukharukmavilasat) Śiśupālavadha 15.78.
2) A thorn-apple.
-kmam 1 Gold; निक्षेपस्याप- हरणं (nikṣepasyāpa- haraṇaṃ) ...... रुक्मस्तेयसमं स्मृतम् (rukmasteyasamaṃ smṛtam) Manusmṛti 11.57.
2) Iron.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRukma (रुक्म).—n.
(-kmaṃ) 1. Gold. 2. Iron. f.
(-kmā) Bright. E. ruc to shine, Unadi aff. mak .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRukma (रुक्म).—i. e. ruc + ma, I. adj. Clear, bright. Ii. n. (ved. m.,
Rukma (रुक्म).—[masculine] ([neuter]) ornament of gold; [neuter] gold.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rukma (रुक्म):—a rukmin See next page.
2) [from ruc] b m. ‘what is bright or radiant’, an ornament of gold, golden chain or disc, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] (here n.), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa; ???]
3) [v.s. ...] Mesua Roxburghii, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] the thorn-apple, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Rucaka, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] n. gold, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] iron, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] a kind of collyrium, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRukma (रुक्म):—(kmaṃ) 1. n. Gold; iron.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusRukma (ರುಕ್ಮ):—[adjective] shining; glittering; radiant; bright.
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Rukma (ರುಕ್ಮ):—
1) [noun] gold (Au.).
2) [noun] iron (Fe.).
3) [noun] a kind of eye-wash.
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)
Starts with (+27): Rukmabahu, Rukmabha, Rukmabhauma, Rukmadana, Rukmadhara, Rukmagarbha, Rukmaiya, Rukmaka, Rukmakaraka, Rukmakavaca, Rukmakavacha, Rukmakesha, Rukmakunda, Rukmala, Rukmalalata, Rukmalauha, Rukmaloha, Rukmamalin, Rukmamaya, Rukman.
Ends with: Adhirukma, Prithurukma, Sarvarukma, Surukma.
Full-text (+33): Adhirukma, Rukmakaraka, Raukma, Rukmamaya, Rukmapunkha, Rukmapura, Rukmaratha, Prastarana, Rukmeshu, Rukmavat, Rukmavahana, Rukmabha, Rukmangada, Rukmin, Rukmaprastarana, Rukmakesha, Rukmapattra, Rukmalauha, Rukmaloha, Rukmabahu.
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Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 39 - Symbolic relevance of the Golden Disc in Sun-worship < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Part 2 - Purāṇic Sūrya, the Atmospheric Deity < [Chapter 4 - Vedic Influence on the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.19.95 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]
Verse 6.7.44 < [Chapter 7 - The Marriage of Śrī Rukmiṇī]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 142 - The Greatness of Rukmiṇī Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
2.4. Various other Neck Ornaments < [Chapter 3 - Ornaments]
1.1. Materials (a): Gold < [Chapter 3 - Ornaments]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 32 - Satyavān Meets Śatrughna < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 247 - Rukmiṇī’s Abduction < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]