Kuhaka, Kuha-ka: 19 definitions
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Kuhaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Hindi. 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 Kuhak.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKuhaka (啶曕啶灌).鈥擜 chief of the Krodhava艣a group of serpents (N腻gas).*
- * Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺 V. 24. 29.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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)
: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of 艢iva (shaktism)Kuhaka (啶曕啶灌) or Kuhakatantra refers to one of the twenty-three V腻matantras, belonging to the 艢腻办迟腻驳补尘补 (or 艢腻ktatantra) division of the 膧驳补尘补 tradition. The 艢腻办迟腻驳补尘补s represent the wisdom imparted by Dev墨 to 莫艣vara and convey the idea that the worship of 艢akti is the means to attain liberation. According to the Prati峁ａ弓h腻lak峁峁嘺samuccaya of Vairocana, the 艢腻ktatantras are divided into to four parts, the Kuhaka-tantra belonging to the V腻ma class.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣腻kta) or Shaktism (艣腻ktism) 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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraKuhaka (啶曕啶灌) refers to 鈥渢rickery鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var腻hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] A pretentious Jyoti峁ka [i.e., kuhaka] whose knowledge of the science has been picked up from what has occasionally fallen on his ears ought not to be consulted. He who, not having studied the science, passes for a Jyoti峁ka is a sinner and a disgrace to society. He who ridicules the words of a Jyoti峁ka, as well as the person who sneers at the science itself, will suffer miseries in the hell of darkness鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� 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.
Kavya (poetry)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)Kuhaka (啶曕啶灌) refers to 鈥渏ugglery鈥�, according to B腻峁嘺鈥檚 K腻dambar墨 (p. 226).鈥擳here are apparently several Tantric rites that B腻峁嘺 pejoratively associates with the priest: he, 鈥渢he ageing Dravi岣峚 religious man鈥� 鈥渄emeans Durg腻 with his prayers for the boon of sovereignty over the Southern lands鈥�; 鈥渉e had copied a hymn to Durg腻 (诲耻谤驳腻蝉迟辞迟谤补) on a strip of cloth鈥�, 鈥渉e had collected palm-leaf manuscripts of spells, Tantras and jugglery (kuhaka) the letters of which were written in red lac and fumigated with smoke鈥� [...].
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchKuhaka (啶曕啶灌) refers to 鈥渁stonishing (magical) feats鈥�, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.鈥擜ccordingly, as 莫艣vara says to V腻madeva: 鈥淸...] By astonishing, [magical] feats (kuhaka) such as [creating] enmity [among friends], driving off and killing [adversaries] and by [tantric] mantras [of all kinds], [deluded] multiplicity multiplies. By all [yogic] practices, the various Bandhas and Mudr腻s, nothing but union with ignorance [is achieved]. Meditation on points in the body, the channels [of vitality] and the six Cakras is an error of mind. Therefore, having abandoned all that, [because it has been] constructed by the mind, resort to the no-mind [state]. [...]鈥�.
Note: The word kuhaka has a more specific meaning than 鈥渢rickery鈥� in the general sense, because its context is magic. The terms 诲惫别峁, 耻肠肠腻迟补峁嘺 and 尘腻谤补峁嘺 are clear references to three of the six magical rites in Tantra, called the 峁峁璳补谤尘补. In his commentary to the Svacchandatantra (11.197), K峁mar腻ja provides the following definition: 鈥淜uhaka is that which causes astonishment and convinces those of limited understanding. It is chiefly magic鈥�. In his commentary on the Netratantra (18.89), K峁mar腻ja glosses 办耻丑补办腻苍颈 as: 鈥淒eceitful (things) such as amulets of control, witches, etc.鈥�. These glosses affirm that kuhaka can be understood more specifically to mean an astonishing, magical feat rather than its general sense of something that causes astonishment, the latter definition being that of Dh腻tup腻峁環a 10.443.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 腻sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykuhaka : (adj.) deceitful. (m.) a cheat.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKuhaka, (der. fr. prec. ) deceitful, cheating; a cheat, a fraud, combined with lapaka D. I, 8; A. III, 111.鈥�A. V, 159 sq.; Sn. 984, 987; J. I, 375 (掳t腻pasa); DhA. IV, 152 (掳br腻hma峁嘺); IV, 153 (掳cora); Miln. 310, 357; PvA. 13; DA. I, 91. (Page 224)
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKuhaka (啶曕啶灌).鈥擺U峁嚹錮i-s奴tra 2.37]
1) A cheat, rogue, juggler; 啶ぅ啶� 啶︵ぞ啶班啶く啷� 啶啶粪た啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶む啶い啷� 啶曕啶灌啷囙啷嵿啶ぞ (yath腻 d腻rumay墨 yo峁nn峁泃yate kuhakecchay腻) Bh腻gavata 1.54.12.
-kam, -办腻 Jugglery, deception; 啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶溹ぞ啶侧 啶� 啶ぞ啶ぞ啶� 啶掂 啶曕啶灌啶� 啶掂ぞ啶洁お啶� 啶啶粪ぃ啶� (indraj腻la峁� ca m腻y腻峁� vai kuha办腻 v腻'pi bh墨峁峁嚹�) Mah腻bh腻rata (Bombay) 5.16.55. 啶оぞ啶啶ㄠぞ 啶膏啶掂啶� 啶膏う啶� 啶ㄠた啶班じ啷嵿い啶曕啶灌啶� 啶膏い啷嵿く啶� 啶ぐ啶� 啶о啶す啶� (dh腻mn腻 svena sad腻 nirastakuhaka峁� satya峁� para峁� dh墨mahi) Bh腻gavata 1.1.1.
Derivable forms: 办耻丑补办补岣� (啶曕啶灌啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKuhaka (啶曕啶灌).鈥�adj. or subst. m. (= Pali id.; see next), hypocritical, or a hypocrite (in the sense explained s.v. kuhana): 艢颈办峁Ｄ錽补尘耻肠肠补测补 20.16 kuhako vat腻ya峁�, lapako vat腻ya峁�, na峁ａ弓adharmo鈥�
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碍奴丑补办补 (啶曕啶灌) or Ak奴haka.鈥�adj., (not) deceiving: 顿补艣补产丑奴尘颈办补蝉奴迟谤补.g. 16(352).18 suman腻艣 ca ak奴haka艣 ca; probably m.c. for Sanskrit kuhaka. Cf. next.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuhaka (啶曕啶灌).鈥攎fn.
(-办补岣�-办腻-办补峁�) A cheat, a rogue, a juggler. m.
(-办补岣�) Juggling, deception, slight-of-hand, &c. E. kuh to astonish, kvun aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuhaka (啶曕啶灌).鈥擺kuh + aka] (kuh probably = ), I. adj., f. 办腻, and sbst. Deceiving, a cheat, Mah腻bh腻rata 3, 14718; a juggler, [Bh腻gavata-Pur腻峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 15, 21. Ii. m. 1. A kind of frog, [厂耻艣谤耻迟补] 2, 290, 6. 2. The name of a king of the N腻gas or serpents, [Bh腻gavata-Pur腻峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 24, 29. Iii. n. and f. 办腻, Juggling, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] iv. [distich] 101; Mah腻bh腻rata 5, 5461.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuhaka (啶曕啶灌).鈥擺masculine] cheat, deceiver, juggler; [feminine] 腻 and [neuter] juggling, deception.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kuhaka (啶曕啶灌):鈥擺from kuh] 1. kuhaka m. ([U峁嚹錮i-s奴tra ii, 38]) a cheat, rogue, juggler, [Mah腻bh腻rata; Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺; K腻mandak墨ya-n墨tis腻ra]
2) [v.s. ...] an impostor, [膧pastamba-dharma-s奴tra]
3) [v.s. ...] a kind of frog, [厂耻艣谤耻迟补]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a N腻ga prince, [Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺]
5) [v.s. ...] n. juggling, deception, trickery, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补; Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺] etc.
6) 碍耻丑补办腻 (啶曕啶灌啶�):鈥擺from kuhaka > kuh] f. idem, [Mah腻bh腻rata v, 5461.]
7) Kuhaka (啶曕啶灌):鈥�2. kuhaka ind. onomatopoetic from the cry of a cock, etc., only in [compound]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuhaka (啶曕啶灌):鈥�(办补岣�) 1. m. Juggling; a cheat.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kuhaka (啶曕啶灌) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kuhaga, Kuhaya.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKuhaka (啶曕啶灌) [Also spelled kuhak]:鈥�(nf) cooing, twittering (of a cuckoo); warbling; melodious notes.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKuhaka (嗖曕硜嗖灌矔):鈥�
1) [noun] the act or an instance of cheating; a dishonest action or trick; fraud; deceit.
2) [noun] a jeering cry or remark; sarcastic or derisive comment.
3) [noun] the supposed use of an evil supernatural power over people and their affairs; witchcraft; black magic; sorcery.
4) [noun] a man who cheats; a fraud.
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碍奴丑补办补 (嗖曕硞嗖灌矔):鈥擺noun] The action or practice of deceiving; concealment or misrepresentation of the truth in order to mislead; deception, fraud, cheating.
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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