Vrikka, Vṛkka, Vṛkkā: 6 definitions
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Vrikka 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 Vṛkka and Vṛkkā can be transliterated into English as Vrkka or Vrikka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraVṛkka (वृक्क, “kidneys”) (Pali, Vakka) refers to one of the thirty-substances of the human body according to the Visuddhimagga, as mentioned in an appendix of the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 32-34. The Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra mentions thirty-six substances [viz., vṛkka]; the Sanskrit sources of both the Lesser and the Greater Vehicles, physical substances are 26 in number while the Pāli suttas list thirty-once substances.
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 dictionaryVṛkka (वृक्क) or Vṛkkā (वृक्का).—
1) The heart.
2) A kidney (in dual in this sense).
Derivable forms: vṛkkaḥ (वृक्कः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛkka (वृक्क).—mf.
(-kkaḥ-kkā) 1. The heart. 2. A kidney, (In this sense in the dual.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛkka (वृक्क).—[masculine] [dual] the kidneys.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vṛkka (वृक्क):—m. [dual number] the kidneys, [Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra] etc. (vṛkya, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra])
2) sg. ‘averter of disease’ (?), [Ṛg-veda i, 187, 10] (vyādher varjayitṛ, [Sāyaṇa])
3) Vṛkkā (वृक्का):—[from vṛkka] f. = bukkā, the heart, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vrikkaka, Vrikkakara, Vrikkavati.
Ends with: Adhivrikka.
Full-text: Vrikya, Vakka, Nagadamani, Vrikkaka, Vrikkavati, Basti, Vukka, Bukka, Heruka, Vakku.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.187.10 < [Sukta 187]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 3 - Thirty-two substances of the human body < [Chapter XXXII-XXXIV - The eight classes of supplementary dharmas]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Internal Anatomy < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 2: Nidanasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 3: Sharirasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter IX - The description of the arteries, nerves and ducts
Chapter IV - The development of a fetus in the womb
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 6 - Foetal Development < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]