Recaka: 23 definitions
Introduction:
Recaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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 Rechaka.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: 膧yurveda and botanyRecaka (啶班啶氞) is another name (synonym) for Kampillaka, which is the Sanskrit word for Mallotus philippensis (kamala tree), a plant from the Cleomaceae family. This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century 搁腻箩补苍颈驳丑补峁囜弓耻 (verse 13.99), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-艣膩straRecaka (啶班啶氞) refers to 鈥渆xhaling鈥� (of breath). It is one of the three types of 鈥榖reath-suspension鈥� techniques, also known as 辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补. The word is used throughout Dharma艣膩stra literature such as the 惭补苍耻蝉尘峁泃颈. (See the 惭补苍耻产丑腻峁补 verse 6.70)
Dharmashastra (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, dharma艣膩stra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: ISKCON Press: GlossaryRecaka (啶班啶氞).鈥擳he state of equilibrium attained by offering the exhaled breath into the inhaled breath.
Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: N膩峁瓂a-艣膩straRecaka (啶班啶氞) refers to 鈥榤oving a limb round鈥� or 鈥榙rawing up鈥� or its 鈥榤ovement of any kind鈥� separately, etc. Among the recakas
- the first is that of the foot (辫腻诲补谤别肠补办补),
- the second is that of the waist (办补峁璱谤别肠补办补),
- the third is that of the hand (hastarecaka)
- and the fourth is that of the neck (驳谤墨惫腻谤别肠补办补).
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: YogaRecaka (啶班啶氞, 鈥渂reathing out鈥�) is a Sanskrit word referring to one of the three major breaths on which 辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补 is built.
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchRecaka (啶班啶氞) refers to 鈥渆xhalation鈥�, according to the Hemacandra鈥檚 Yoga艣膩stra (verse 5.6); Cf. P膩ta帽jalayoga艣膩stra (verse 1.31).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hat external emission of the breath, [which is performed] with intense effort [and flows] from the abdomen through the nose, the crown of the head and mouth, is considered to be the exhalation (recaka)鈥�.
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 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramRecaka (啶班啶氞) refers to 鈥渆xhalation鈥� (of breath), according to the 艢r墨matottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubj颈办腻matatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubj颈办腻 cult.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Thus, it is beyond Form (谤奴辫补) and Part (pada) and its sphere (of existence) is beyond the beyond. It is not an object of meditation. It is not involved in concentration, meditation or Yoga. There is no exhalation [i.e., recaka], no inhalation or retention of the breath. It is free of in-breathing and out-breathing and it has no form or characterizing feature. It resides in the teacher's lotus mouth -it cannot be obtained otherwise (except from there)鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsRecaka (啶班啶氞) refers to 鈥渆xhalation鈥�, and represents one of the three kinds of 鈥渂reath-control鈥� (辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补), according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淏reath control is praised by mendicants, whose own opinions are well-established, for the accomplishment of meditation and for steadiness of the inner self. Therefore, it should be learned directly and before [meditation] by the wise. Otherwise, even a little mastering of the mind cannot be done. It is considered by the teachers of old as threefold in accordance with the difference in characteristics. There is inhalation, holding and, immediately after that, exhalation (recaka)鈥�.
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryr膿caka (啶班啶氞).鈥攏 (S) A cathartic medicine. 2 m Liberation of the breath suspended during the exercises called kumbhaka, 辫奴谤补办补 &c.
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r膿caka (啶班啶氞).鈥攁 (S) Purgative or aperient.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishr膿caka (啶班啶氞).鈥�n A cathartic medicine. Purgative.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRecaka (啶班啶氞).鈥�a. (-肠颈办腻 f.) [啶班啶氞く啶むた 啶班た啶氞-啶｀た啶氞 啶｀啶掂啶侧 (recayati ric-峁噄c 峁噕ul)]
1) Emptying, purging.
2) Purgative, aperient.
3) Emptying the lungs, emitting the breath.
-办补岣� 1 Emission of breath, breathing out; exhalation, especially through one of the nostrils (opp. 辫奴谤补办补 which means 'inhaling breath', and kumbhaka 'suspending breath'); 啶啶班ぞ啶｀ぞ啶ぞ啶ㄠ 啶膏啶ㄠた啶班啶ㄠ啶о啶ぞ啶む 啶啶班啷佮ぎ啷嵿き啶曕ぐ啷囙啶曕啶� (pr膩峁嚹乸膩nau sa峁僴irundhy膩t p奴rakumbhakarecakai岣�) Bh膩gavata 7.15.32.
2) A syringe; 啶膏た啶氞啶啶距え啷嬥そ啶氞啶啶むじ啷嵿い啶距き啶苦ぐ啷嵿す啶膏え啷嵿い啷�啶た啶� 啶膏啶� 啶班啶氞啷堗 (sicyag膩no'cyutast膩bhirhasant墨bhi岣� sma recakai岣�) Bh膩gavata 1.9.9.
3) Nitre, salt-petre.
-kam A purgative, cathartic.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRecaka (啶班啶氞).鈥攎fn.
(-办补岣�-肠颈办腻-办补峁�) 1. Purgative, aperient. 2. Emptying the lungs, emitting the breath. m.
(-办补岣�) 1. A cathartic, a purgative. 2. Nitre, salt-petre. 3. The purging-nut plant, (Croton tiglium.) 4. Exhalation through one of the nostrils, (opposed to 辫奴谤补办补.) 5. A syringe. n.
(-办补峁�) A purge. E. ric to evacuate by stool, causal form, vun aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRecaka (啶班啶氞).鈥攊. e. ric + aka, I. adj. Purgative, aperient. Ii. m. 1. A purgative. 2. A proper name, [Vikramorva艣墨, (ed. Bollensen.)] 76, 2 (but cf. Wilson, Spec. of the Theatre of the Hind. i. 2. ed. p. 260, n.). Iii. n. A purge. Iv. m. or n. Exhalation, [Bh膩gavata-Pur膩峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 28, 9; a method of suppressing the breath, [Ved膩ntas膩ra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Recaka (啶班啶氞).鈥擺masculine] na [neuter] emission of breath.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Recaka (啶班啶氞):鈥擺from reka] mf(颈办腻)n. emptying, purging, aperient, cathartic, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] emptying the lungs, emitting the breath, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. the act of breathing out, exhalation, [Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩]
4) [v.s. ...] ([especially]) expelling the breath out of one of the nostrils (one of the three Pr膩峁嚹亂膩mas q.v. or breath-exercises performed during Sa峁僤hy膩), [Am峁泃abindu-upani峁d; Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺] etc., [Religious Thought and Life in India 402]
5) [v.s. ...] a syringe, [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺]
6) [v.s. ...] a [particular] movement of the feet, [Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺]
7) [v.s. ...] saltpetre, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] Croton Jamalgota, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] Clerodendrum Phlomoides, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] Name of a forester, [Vikramorva艣墨] ([varia lectio] redhaka)
11) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a people, [Mah膩bh膩rata] ([Bombay edition] 腻谤辞肠补办补)
12) [v.s. ...] n. a kind of soil or earth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) [v.s. ...] the fruit of the yellow myrobalan, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
14) [v.s. ...] a purge, cathartic, [Horace H. Wilson]
15) [v.s. ...] m. or n. (?) = 产丑谤补尘补峁嘺, [Haravijaya] (cf. next).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRecaka (啶班啶氞):鈥擺(ka岣�-k墨-办补峁�) a.] Purgative. m. A purgative nitre; purging nut plant. n. A purge.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryRecaka (啶班啶氞) [Also spelled rechak]:鈥�(a) purgative; (nm) a purgative, jalap; a stage in [辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补] when deeply inhaled air is expelled through the nose; ~[cana] the evacuation of the bowels; expulsion of deeply inhaled air through the nose in [辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补; ~cita] evacuated; purged out; (inhaled air) expelled (through the nose).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusR膿caka (嗖班硣嗖氞矔):鈥�
1) [noun] the act of breathing out; an exhaling.
2) [noun] a medicine used as a laxative; a laxative.
3) [noun] a device used to draw out air from within.
4) [noun] a defect; a flaw; a fault.
5) [noun] a yogic act of breathing out in a regulated manner, through one nostril.
6) [noun] (dance.) a particular movement in dance.
7) [noun] the tree Clerodendrum phlomidis of Verbenaceae family.
8) [noun] its beautiful flower.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryRecaka (啶班啶氞):鈥攏. 1. purgation; laxation; catharsis; 2. a method of respiration in the practice of yoga in while the breath is exhaled out of one nostril; 3. evacuation of bowels; adj. purgative; laxative; cathartic; aperient;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)谤别肠补办补鈥�
(Burmese text): 醼�-醼曖���-醼熱�斸��-醼斸�娽�横�羔亱
(Auto-Translation): Ka-Pone-Han-Theory.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rica.
Starts with: Recakah, Recakam, Recakanikuntaka, Recakanikuttita, Recakavata, Recakayamtra.
Full-text (+43): Virecaka, Vatarecaka, Pranayama, Redhaka, Grivarecaka, Recakam, Recakavata, Recakah, Padarecaka, Reca, Katirecaka, Recakayamtra, Hastarecaka, Recana, Rechak, Kancukirecaka, Purakakumbhakarecaka, Recakanikuttita, Virecakam, Rechan.
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