शुक्र a. [शुच्-रक् नि˚ कुत्वम् Uṇ.2.28] Ved. 1 Bright, radiant; स पर्यगाच्छुक्रम् Īśop.8; shining. -2 White, pure; रोचिष्णु जायते शुक्रं तद्रूपगुणमुच्यते Mb.12.232.6. -क्रः 1 The planet Venus. -2 N. of the preceptor of the Asuras, who, by means of his magical charm, restored to life the demons killed in battle; see कच, देवयानी and ययाति. -3 The month of Jyeṣṭha; रथस्वन इति ह्येते शुक्र- मासं नयन्त्यमी Bhāg.12.11.35. -4 N. of Agni or fire. -5 N. of the plant Chitraka. -क्रम् 1 Semen virile; पुमान् पुंसो$धिके शुक्रे स्त्री भवत्यधिके स्त्रियाः Ms.3.49;5.63. -2 The essence of anything. -3 Male and female energy. -4 Ved. Water. -5 Brightness, clearness, light; यथा पुरस्तात् सविता दृश्यते शुक्रमुच्चरन् Mb.5.75.12. -6 Morbid affection of the iris. -7 Gold, wealth. -Comp. -अङ्गः a peacock. -कर a. spermatic. (-रः) the marrow of the bones. -कृच्छ्रम् a particular urinary disease. -दोषः defect of semen; impotence. -भुज् f a pea-hen. -भूः m. the marrow of the bones. -मेहः seminal diabetes. -वर्ण a. bright coloured. -वारः, -वासरः Friday. -शिष्यः a demon.
a. [√ suk] bright, resplendent (V., rare in E.); clear, pure (V.); white (V.); pure, spotless (V.); m. fire, Agni (C.); a summer month (V., C.); planet Venus (per sonified as son of Bhrigu and teacher of the Asuras); pure Soma (V.); n. brightness, light (sts. pl.; V., E.); clear liquid, water, Soma (V.); juice (Br., S.; sts. pl.); semen virile (V. rare, C.): (a)-danta, m. (white tooth), N.; (á)-vat, a. containing pure juice (V.); containing the word sukra (Br.); (á)-var- na, a. brilliant-coloured, bright (RV.); -vâ ra, m. day of Venus, Friday; (á)-vâsas, a. bright-robed (dawn; RV.1); (á)-sokis, a. bright-rayed (Agni; V.); (á)-sadman, a. hav ing a bright dwelling-place (dawn; RV.1).
noun (masculine) a good action (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of plant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a name of the Vyāhṛtis (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular astrol. Yoga (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular Graha or receptacle for Soma (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
clear or pure Soma (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
gold (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Agni or fire (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Marutvat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Sāman (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Bhava (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Havirdhāna (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Vasiṣṭha (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Vedic metre (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Kāvya Uśanas
name of one of the seven sages under Manu Bhautya (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the month Jyeṣṭha (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the third Manu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the planet Venus or its regent (regarded as the son of Bhṛgu and preceptor of the Daityas) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
wealth (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) a kind of prameha
a morbid affection of the iris (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
any clear liquid (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
brightness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
juice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
light (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sperm (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective bright (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
clear (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
light-coloured (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
pure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
spotless (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
white (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective abounding in semen (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
lascivious (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
producing semen (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
seminal (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
spermatic (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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