वीरक

{ vīrakḥ, vīraka(m), vīraka }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

VĪRAKA   A King of the dynasty of Aṅga. He was the son of Śibi. Vīraka had three brothers named Pṛthudarbha, Kaikaya and Bhadraka. [Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 277] .
VĪRAKA(M)   A country. It is mentioned in [Mahābhārata, Karṇa Parva, Chapter 44, Stanza 43] , that this country was to be avoided as the thought and customs and manners of this country were full of defilement.

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

वीरक n.  चाक्षुष मन्वन्तर का ऋषि [भा. ८.५.८] ।
वीरक II. n.  शिव के वीरभद्र नामक पार्षद का नामान्तर (वीरभद्र देखिये) ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वीरक  m.  m. a little man, manikin, [RV. viii, 91, 2]
a pitiable hero, [Bālar. ix, 1/2]
Nerium Odorum, [L.]
N. of one of the seven sages under मनु चाक्षुष, [BhP.]
of a police-master, [Mṛcch.]
( pl.) of a people, [MBh.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

वीरकः [vīrakḥ]   1 A hero.
The Karavīra plant.