As a Hindi name
मेरुक · noun · masculine
ईशान कोण में स्थित एक देश । (वृहत्संहिता) · यज्ञधूम । धूना — Śabdasāgara
मेरुक · meruk · s.m.
Fragrant resin; incense — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1105
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
fragrant resin, incense
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "meruka" is derived from "meru" with the ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
meru m. (Uṇ. iv, 101) N. of a fabulous mountain (regarded as the Olympus of Hindū mythology and said to form the central point of Jambu-dvīpa; all the planets revolve round it and it is compared to the cup or seed-vessel of a lotus, the leaves of which are formed by the different Dvīpas q.v.; the river Ganges falls from heaven on its summit, and flows thence to the surrounding worlds in four streams; the regents of the four quarters of the compass occupy the corresponding faces of the mountain, the whole of which consists of gold and gems; its summit is the residence of Brahmā, and a place of meeting for the gods, Ṛṣis, Gandharvas &c., when not regarded as a fabulous mountain, it appears to mean the highland of Tartary north of the Himālaya), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
a partic. kind of temple, VarBṛS.
meruka m. fragrant resin, incense, L.
meruka m. or n. (?) N. of a people or country, VarBṛS.
Dictionary citations
meruka m. fragrant resin, incense, L.
meruka m. or n. (?) N. of a people or country, VarBṛS.
meruka m. (-kaḥ) Fragrant resin, incense. E. meru mount Meru, and kan aff.
meru m. (Uṇ. iv, 101) N. of a fabulous mountain (regarded as the Olympus of Hindū mythology and said to form the central point of Jambu-dvīpa; all the planets revolve round it and it is compared to the cup or seed-vessel of a lotus, the leaves of which are formed by the different Dvīpas q.v.; the river Ganges falls from heaven on its summit, and flows thence to the surrounding worlds in four streams; the regents of the four quarters of the compass occupy the corresponding faces of the mountain, the whole of which consists of gold and gems; its summit is the residence of Brahmā, and a place of meeting for the gods, Ṛṣis, Gandharvas &c., when not regarded as a fabulous mountain, it appears to mean the highland of Tartary north of the Himālaya), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
a partic. kind of temple, VarBṛS.
Alternative readings
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