Sucira, Sucirā, Sucīrā: 10 definitions
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Sucira means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Suchira.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Sucirā (सुचिरा) is the name of a mind-born ‘divine mother’ (mātṛ), created for the purpose of drinking the blood of the Andhaka demons, according to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.8. The Andhaka demons spawned out of every drop of blood spilled from the original Andhakāsura (Andhaka-demon). According to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.35, “Most terrible they (e.g., Sucirā) all drank the blood of those Andhakas and become exceedingly satiated.”
The Matsyapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 20,000 metrical verses, dating from the 1st-millennium BCE. The narrator is Matsya, one of the ten major avatars of Viṣṇu.
Sucira (सुचिर) refers to a “(very) long time”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.22 (“Description of Pārvatī’s penance”).—Accordingly, after Pārvatī thought to herself: “Pondering frequently like this incessantly, she performed penance for a long time [i.e., sucira], with her face turned downwards, her apparel of bark and mind without any aberrations. She performed penance difficult to be performed even by the sages, so much so that people were struck with surprise. All of them came there to witness her penance. Considering themselves blessed, they proclaimed thus approvingly:—[...]”.
1) Sucirā (सुचिरा).—A Mother Goddess.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 179. 29.
2) Sucīrā (सुचीरा).—(Sucārā B)—a daughter of Śvaphalka.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 17.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Sucira (सुचिर) refers to a “very long time”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Certainly, for embodied souls whose selves are blinded by the irresistible spreading of ignorance and passion, pains are to be endured for a very long time (sucira) in hell, etc.”.
Synonyms: Cirakāla.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Sucira (सुचिर).—[adjective] very long (time); °— & [neuter] [adverb]
1) Sucira (सुचिर):—[=su-cira] [from su > su-cakra] mfn. very long ([in the beginning of a compound], am, āya, and ena, ‘for a very long time, a good while’; at, ‘after a very long time’), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
2) Sucīrā (सुचीरा):—[=su-cīrā] [from su > su-cakra] See -cārā.
Sucira (सुचिर):—adj. überaus lang (von der Zeit): kāla [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 52, 11. 2, 49, 10. 5, 56, 51.] śrama [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 13, 4.] suciram adv. sehr lange [Mahābhārata 3, 3001.] [Spr. (II) 2204. 3701. 7096. fg. 7242.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 54, 118. 63, 3.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 2, 10, 19.] sucireṇa dass. [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 10, 28.] sucirāt nach sehr langer Zeit [Kathāsaritsāgara 45, 133. 103, 137. 222.] sucira am Anf. eines comp. als adv.: suciroṣita [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 32, 17.] sucirārpita [Spr. (II) 2489.] sucirotsuka [Kathāsaritsāgara 103, 134.]
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Sucīrā (सुचीरा):—f. Nomen proprium einer Tochter Śvaphalka’s [Bhāgavatapurāṇa ed. Bomb. 9, 24, 17.] sucārā bei [BURNOUF.]
Sucira (सुचिर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Suira, Sucira.
Sucira (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 從昔來 [cóng xī lái]: “since long ago”.
Note: sucira can be alternatively written as: suciram.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Sucira (सुचिर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Sucira.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Cira, Cu, Shu.
Starts with (+0): Shucirava, Sucira Jataka, Suciradana, Suciram, Sucirarpita, Sucirashrama, Sucirata, Suciratha, Sucirayus.
Full-text (+11): Sucirayus, Suciram, Sucirashrama, Sucira Jataka, Vidura Jataka, Suira, Sucara, Sucirotsuka, Atinamayati, Sucirarpita, Atinameti, Suciroshita, Abuddhimat, Anulepa, Tapita, Vishvasta, Cong xi lai, Cirakala, Satvata, Samdhavati.
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Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
Verse 64.10 < [Anuccheda 64]
Brahma Samhita (Jiva Goswami commentary) (by Srila Narayana Maharaja)
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.55 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 10.71 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 1.1.5 < [Part 1 - Qualities of Pure Bhakti (bhagavad-bhakti-bheda)]
Verse 4.3.58 < [Part 3 - Chivalry (vīrya-rasa)]