Shaucacara, Śaucācāra, Shauca-acara: 7 definitions
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Shaucacara 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.
The Sanskrit term Śaucācāra can be transliterated into English as Saucacara or Shaucacara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shauchachara.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚaucācāra (शौचाचार).—Characteristics of yogins; udaka or water important; then māna which is amṛta and avamāna which is poison; service to guru for one year with niyama and yama; then wandering about on clean roads, drinking filtered clean water and speaking truthful words and begging food especially from Śālina householders.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 16. 1-14; 78. 76.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (shaktism)Śaucācāra (शौचाचार) refers to the “disciplines of purification”, according to the 17th century Kaulagajamardana (“crushing the Kaula elephant”) authored by Kāśīnātha or Kṛṣṇānandācala.—Accordingly, [as Īśvara said to Pārvatī]: “[...] [Now,] my dear, hear about the Kāpālika. He eats from a skull bowl and is addicted to wine and flesh; he neglects the disciplines of purification (śaucācāra) and he is adorned with a bald head and Mālās; he eats from the fires of the cremation ground; he alone is a Kāpālika, he never does [the proper] repetition of Mantras, nor ascetic practices nor [follows] the rules of personal restraint. He is without such [rituals] as bathing and ceremonies for donation. [Thus,] he is proclaimed a Pāṣānḍa. [...]”
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaucācāra (शौचाचार).—n.,
Derivable forms: śaucācāraḥ (शौचाचारः).
Śaucācāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śauca and ācāra (आचार). See also (synonyms): śaucakarman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaucācāra (शौचाचार).—m.
(-raḥ) A rule of purification, the mode in which the person is to be cleansed by ablution, &c., after voiding any excrement or contracting any impurity. E. śauca purification, and ācāra rule, rite.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaucācāra (शौचाचार):—[from śauca] m. purificatory rite, mode of cleansing the person by ablution etc. (after voiding excrement or contracting any defilement), [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaucācāra (शौचाचार):—[śaucā+cāra] (raḥ) 1. m. A rule or mode of purification.
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 corpusŚaucācāra (ಶೌಚಾಚಾರ):—
1) [noun] the act or process of ceremonial cleaning.
2) [noun] a faultless, sinless conduct or behaviour.
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Saucācāra (ಸೌಚಾಚಾರ):—
1) [noun] conduct of a person who is pure, spotless.
2) [noun] a person having pure and spotless conduct.
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)
Partial matches: Shauca, Acara.
Starts with: Shaucacarapaddhati.
Full-text: Shaucacarapaddhati, Shaucakarman, Shaucavidhi.
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