Shulika, Śūlikā, Śūlika: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Shulika means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 terms Śūlikā and Śūlika can be transliterated into English as Sulika or Shulika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚūlikā (शूलिका).—The kingdom of; a northern kingdom.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 31. 83; Matsya-purāṇa 121. 45; Vāyu-purāṇa 47. 44; 58. 83.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraŚūlika (शूलिक) is the name of an ancient kingdom or tribe of people, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 9), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The five constellations from Maghā form the third maṇḍala: if Venus should reappear in it, crops will suffer; there will also be suffering from hunger and robbers. Cāṇḍālas will prosper and there will be an intermingling of castes. If Venus, who so reappears in the said maṇḍala, should be crossed by a planet, shepherds, hunters, the Śūdras, the Puṇḍras the border Mlecchas, the Śūlikas, forestmen, the Draviḍas and persons who live close to the sea will be afflicted with miseries”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Śūlīka (शूलीक) (in Chinese: Chou-li-kia) refers to one of the fifty-five kingdoms enumerated in chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective districts.—In Śūlīka, the following deities are appointed (among others): The Gandharva Sugrīva [?]; the Yakṣa Yavana; the Kinnara Abhaya; the Yakṣa P'o-lo-t'eou-p'o-che; the Asura Tan-po-ho-li; the Kumbhāṇḍa Kiu-kia-tch'a (Gokakṣa); the Rakṣas Tan-p'o-ho-li and Che-kia.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚūlika (शूलिक).—a. [śūla-ṭhan]
1) Having a pike.
2) Roasted on a spit.
-kaḥ A hare.
2) A cock.
3) One who impales criminals.
4) The illegitimate son of a Brāhmaṇa or Kṣatriya and a Śūdra woman.
-kam Roasted meat.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūlika (शूलिक).—n.
(-kaṃ) Roast meat. m.
(-kaḥ) A hare. E. śūla a spit, and ṭhak aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūlika (शूलिक).—i. e. śūla + ika, I. adj. Roasted on a spit (ŚKd.). Ii. m. A hare.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śūlika (शूलिक):—[from śūl] mfn. roasted on a spit, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] having a spear or any sharp instrument, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] m. one who impales criminals, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a cock, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a hare, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] the illegitimate son of a Brāhman and a Śūdra woman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] the son of a Kṣatriya and an unmarried Śūdra woman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] a strict guardian of the treasure and the harem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) Name of a people (cf. śūlīka below), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
10) Śūlikā (शूलिका):—[from śūlika > śūl] f. a spit for roasting, [Suśruta]
11) [v.s. ...] a kind of factitious salt, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) Śūlika (शूलिक):—[from śūl] n. roast meat, [Horace H. Wilson]
13) Śūlīka (शूलीक):—[from śūl] m. [plural] Name of a people ([varia lectio] sūlīka), [Caraka]
14) Sūlīka (सूलीक):—See śūlīka, p. 1087, col. 1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūlika (शूलिक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. Roast meat. m. A hare.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śūlikā (शूलिका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sūliyā.
[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 corpusŚūlika (ಶೂಲಿಕ):—[adjective] having, bearing a spear or trident.
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Śūlika (ಶೂಲಿಕ):—
1) [noun] the act of piercing with a spear or trident.
2) [noun] the act or an instance of killing.
3) [noun] a man whose duty is to kill criminals, condemned persons on a spike.
4) [noun] a rabit.
5) [noun] a rooster; a cock.
6) [noun] meat roasted by holding at the pointed end of a wire.
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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