पुलक

{ pulakḥ, pulaka }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

PULAKA   A daitya who was transformed into an animal. There is a story in the Skanda Purāṇa about him thus-- Pulaka performed penance and got from Śiva a boon that he should possess astonishing smell in his body. The demon used to entice even celestial ladies by means of his smell. He thus became a menace to the three worlds. Devas complained to Śiva. Śiva got angry and commanded him to abandon his demoniac form and become an animal. Pulaka agreed to do so but requested Śiva to grant him the smell even in his state of an animal. Śiva granted that.

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

   See : रोमांच

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

पुलक n.  एक मृगरुपी दैत्य । तप कर इसने शंकर को प्रसन्न किया, तथा उनसे अदभुत सुगंध के प्राप्त की याचना कर, वर प्राप्त किया । बाद में, उस सुगंध से यह देवस्त्रियों को मोहित कर्म संसार को त्रस्त करने लगा । ऐसी परिस्थिति में देवों ने शंकर से इसकी शिकायत की । शंकर ने कुपित होकर, इससे असुर देह छोडने के लिए कहा । इसने शंकर के आदेश को मानते हुए उनसे प्रार्थना की, कि मेरे द्वारा धारण की हुयी सुगंध मुझे से वापस न ली जाये [स्कंद १.३.१.१३] ।
पुलक II. n.  मत्स्य के अनुसार, शुनक राजा का नामांतर ।

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   pulaka m S Erection of the hairs of the body, horripilation.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

  m  Erection of the hairs of the body, horripilation.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

पुलक  m.  m. a species of edible plant, [MBh.]
   a species of tree, [L.]
  f. ( pl.) erection or bristling of the hairs of the body (considered to be occasioned by delight or rapture rather than by fear), [Kāv.]; [Pur.] (also n. but mostly occurring ibc. and ifc. with f( आ).)
तृण-प्°   a bunch (See )

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तृण प्°

   a kind of stone or gem, [Var.]
   flaw or defect in a gem, [L.]
   a kind of insect or vermin, [L.]
   a cake of meal with which elephants are fed, [L.]
   orpiment, [L.]
   a गन्धर्व, [L.]
असुराजी   = (?), [L.]
    N. of a prince, [VP.]
   of a नाग, [L.]
पुलक  n.  n. a species of earth, [L.]
   horripilation ( cf. above)

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

पुलकः [pulakḥ]   1 Erection or bristling of the hairs of the body, a thrill (of joy or fear), horripilation; चारु चुचुम्ब नितम्बवती दयितं पुलकैरनुकूले [Gīt.1;] मृगमदतिलकं लिखति सपुलकं मृगमिव रजनीकरे 7; [Amaru.59,82.]
   A kind of stone or gem; [Kau.A.2.11.29.]
   A flaw or defect in a gem.
   A kind of mineral.
   A ball of food with which elephants are fed (गजान्नपिण्ड).
   Yellow orpiment, a dot of the same; रक्तोज्ज्वलांशुकवृते द्विरदस्य कुम्भे जाम्बूनदेन रचितः पुलको यथैव Abhiṣeka.4.23.
   A wine-glass.
   A species of mustard.
   See पुलाकः (1); अश्राद्धेयानि धान्यानि कोद्रवाः पुलकास्तथा [Mb.13.91.38] (com. पुलकाः असंपूर्णतण्डुलयुक्तधान्यानि).
   A bunch.-Comp.
-अङ्गः   the noose of Varuṇa.
-आलयः   an epithet of Kubera.
-उद्गमः   erection of the hairs of the body, horripilation.

Shabda-Sagara

पुलक  m.  ( -कः)
   1. Erection of the hairs of the body, considered as occasioned by internal pleasure or satisfaction.
   2. An insect of any class, affecting animals whether externally or internally.
   3. A sort of stone.
   4. Flaw or defect in a gem.
   5. A ball of bread and sweetmeats with which elephants are fed.
   6. Yellow orpiment. 7. A Gandharba or heavenly quirister.
   8. A wine goblet or glass. 9. A sort of mustard.
    E. पुल् to be great, कन् aff.

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पुल् कन्