Mihikaruc, Mihikāruc, Mihika-ruc: 2 definitions
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Mihikaruc means something in 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Mihikaruch.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaMihikāruc (मिहिकारुच्) refers to the moon, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 19.35.—(“rātrīmucaṃ mihikārucaṃ”).
Kavya (काव्य, 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 ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMihikāruc (मिहिकारुच्).—the moon; रात्रीमुचं मिहिकारुचम् (rātrīmucaṃ mihikārucam) N.19.35.
Mihikāruc is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mihikā and ruc (रुच्).
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.
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