alarka

alarka m. (-rkaḥ)

1 White swallow wort, (Calotropis gigantea alba.)

2 A mad dog or one rendered furious.

3 A fabulous animal, like a hog with eight legs.

4 An Asura changed to such an animal. Also alarkka.

E. ala to adorn, &c. kvip affix, and arka to inflame or heat.

alarka (kaḥ) 1. m. White swallow-
wort; mad dog; a fabulous ani-
mal or hog with eight legs.

alarka alarka, m. 1. A fabulous

animal, MBh. 12, 87. 2. The proper

name of a prince, Rām. 2, 12, 40.

alarka alarka, as, m. (etymology doubt-

ful), a mad dog or one rendered furious; a fabulous

animal, like a hog with eight legs; N. of the plant

Calatropis Gigantea Alba; N. of a prince.

alarka m. a mad dog; a fabulous animal; a plant.

alarka alarka, m. mad dog; fabulous animal
with eight legs; N. of a plant.

alarka m. a mad dog or one rendered furious, Suśr.

a fabulous animal, like a hog with eight legs, MBh.; R.; MārkP.

the plant Calatropis Gigantea Alba, Suśr. (cf. dīrghālárka)

N. of a king, Hariv. &c.

alarka

m. (-rkaḥ)

1. White swallow wort, (Calotropis gigantea alba.)

2.
A mad dog or one rendered furious.

3. A fabulous animal, like a
hog with eight legs.

4. An Asura changed to such an animal. Also
alarkka.

E. al to adorn, &c. kvip affix, and arka to inflame or heat.

alarka alarka m. chien enragé.

Esp. de plante. Cf. alaka.

alarka- m. n. d'un animal fabuleux; d'un Rājarṣi.

alarka m.

1) ein toller Hund AK. 2, 10, 22. H. 1280. an. 2, 5. MED. k. 44. HĀR. 222. SUŚR. 2, 282, 15. 283, 8.

— 2) ein fabelhaftes, eberähnliches Thier mit acht Beinen. In ein solches Thier wurde der Asura Daṃśa durch Bhṛgu's Fluch verwandelt MBH. im ŚKDR.

— 3) Calotropis gigantea alba R. Br. AK. 2, 4, 2, 61. H. an. MED. SUŚR. 1, 57, 17. 138, 12. 2, 70, 3. Vgl. arka 9.

— 4) N. pr. eines Fürsten H. an. HARIV. 1587. fgg. 1742. fgg. VP. 408. LIA. I, Anh. XXKṢ. XXXI.

alarka

1) Verz. d. Oxf. H. 309,a,18 und N. 1.

— 2) MBH. 12, 87.

— 4) MBH. 3, 957. 14, 840. R. 2, 12, 40. MĀRK. P. 16, 2. fgg. (hier fälschlich anarka gedr.). 26, 13. 14. 23.

— Vgl. dīrghālarka .

alarka

1) Z. 1 lies 3, 5 st. 2, 5.

alarka m.

— 1) toller Hund.

— 2) ein best. fabelhaftes achtbeiniges Thier.

— 3) Calotropis gigantea. alba.

— 4) N.pr. eines Fürsten.

alarka m. toller Hund, fabelhaftes Tier; N einer Pflanze.

alarka;
alarko rogito jñeyaḥ śunakī saramocyate .. 282 ..
2.1.1.282

alarka pu0 alamarkate'rcyate vā arka—ac arca—ghañ vā śaka0 .
1 śvetārkavṛkṣe 2 kṣiptakukkare 3 kṛmibhede ca sa ca bhā0 śā0 pa0
darśitaḥ yathā “atha kṛmiḥ śleṣmamedomāṃsaśoṇitabhījanaḥ .
dāruṇo dāruṇasparśaḥ karṇasyābhyāsamāgataḥ . sa0 tasyoru-
mathāsādya bibheda rudhirāśanaḥ . na cainamaśakat kṣeptuṃ hantuṃ
vāpi gurorbhayāt . sa daśyamānastu tathā kṛmiṇā tena
bhārata! . guroḥ prabodhanāśaṅkī tamupaikṣata sūryyajaḥ . karṇastu
vedanāṃ dhairyyādasahyāṃ vinigṛhya tām . akamprayannavyatha-
yan dhārayāmāsa bhārgavam . tadāsya rudhireṇāṅgaṃ parispṛṣṭaṃ
bhṛgūdvahaḥ . tadā'budhyata tejasvī santrastaścedamabravīt .
aho'smyaśucitāmprāptaḥ kimidaṃ kriyate tvayā . kathayasva
bhayaṃ tyaktvā yāthātathyamidaṃ mama . tasya karṇṇastadācaṣṭa
kṛmiṇā paribhakṣaṇam . dadarśa rāmastaṃ cāpi kṛmiṃ śūka-
rasannibham . aṣṭapādantīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraṃ sūcibhiriva saṃvṛtam .
romabhiḥ sanniruddhāṅgamalarkaṃ nāma nāmataḥ . saṃ dṛṣṭamātro
rāmeṇa kṛmiḥ prāṇānavāsṛjat . tasminnevāsṛji klinna-
stadadbhutamivābhavat . tato'ntarīkṣe dadṛśe viśvarūpaḥ karāla-
vān . rākṣaso lohitagrīvaḥ kṛṣṇāṅgo meghavāhanaḥ .
sa rāmaṃ prāñjalirbhūtvā babhāṣe pūrṇamānasaḥ . svasti te
bhṛguśārdūla . gamiṣyāmi yathāgatam . mokṣito narakā-
dasmādbhavatā munisattama! . bhadrañca te'stu vande tvāṃ priyaṃ
me bhavatā kṛtam . tamuvāca mahābāhurjāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān .
kastvaṃ kasmācca narakaṃ pratipanno bravīhi tat . so'bravoda-
hamāsaṃ prāgdaṃśo nāma mahāsuraḥ . purā devayuge tāta!
bhṛgostulyavayā iva . so'haṃ bhṛgoḥ sudayitāṃ bhāryyā-
mapaharaṃ balāt . maharṣerabhiśāpena kṛmibhūto'pataṃ bhuvi .
abravīddhi sa māṃ krodhāttava pūrvvapitāmahaḥ . mūtraśleṣmā-
śanaḥ pāpa nirayaṃ pratipatsyase . śāpasyānto bhavedbrahma-
nnityevaṃ tamathābruvam . bhavitā bhārgavādrāmāditi māma-
bravīdbhṛguḥ” .

Alarka¹, a rājarṣi. § 267 (Yama-sabhā-v.): II, 8, 329

(among the rājarṣis in the palace of Yama).—§ 323b

(Dvaitav.): III, 25 (Alarka had renounced his kingdoms

and riches, see BR., LIA. I. Anh., xxx f., 2nd ed. xxxiv f.).—

§ 760 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 115, 5666 (Rāmā°-Nalaiḥ).—

§ 775 (do.): XIII, 166η, 7678 (among the principal kings

whose names are to be recited at sunset and sunrise).—

§ 782 (Brāhmaṇagītā): XIV, 30e, 840 (rājarṣim), (843),

845, (847), 848, (850), 851, (853), 854, (856), 857, (859),

860, (862), 863, 865, 866. The Pitṛs (of Paraśu-Rāma) said:

R.-ṛ. Alarka, having with his bow conquered the whole earth,

set his mind on what is subtle; he said: “My mind has

become strong; having conquered the mind, one's conquest

becomes permanent; I shall shoot sharp-pointed arrows at

the mind.” The mind said: “These arrows will never pierce

me, but only slay thyself; do thou look out for other arrows

with which to destroy me”; and so also with the nose, the

tongue, etc. Then he set himself to penances, but failed to

obtain fit arrows. He engaged in yoga, and now slew all the

senses with one arrow. He complained that he [had lost

his time] in courting sovereignty till now; “there is no

happiness higher than yoga.”

Alarka², a worm. § 621 (Rājadh.): XII, 3, 87 (bites

Karṇa; originally a Rākṣasa, who in the Kṛta-age had

ravished the spouse of Bhṛgu and been cursed by him).

Alarka (I) — a pupil of Dattātreya: a sage who realised

the force of Harimāyā.

Bhā. I. 3. 11; II. 7. 44.

Alarka (II) — a son of Dyumat, and father of Sannati.

He retained his youth and ruled for 66,000 years. The Br.

Purāṇa and the Viṣṇu Purāṇa make him the son respectively

of Vatsa and Pratardana, and father of Sannati.¹ A Rājaṛṣi

of Kāśī; attained longevity through the grace of Lopāmudrā.

Killed the Rākṣasa Kṣemaka and recovered his capital. Two

ancient verses in his praise.² [Footnote] 1) Br. III. 67. 69, 72; Vi. IV. 8. 16-18; Bhā. IX. 17. 6-8. [Footnote] 2) M. 180. 68-9; Vā. 92. 66-8.

ALARKA (M) I. The name of an insect. It was in the

form of this insect that Indra went and bore a hole on

the leg of Karṇa while Paraśurāma was sleeping on his

lap. The blood that flowed from Karṇa's foot wetted the

body of the preceptor.

ALARKA II . A king of the states of Kāśī and Karūṣa.

He was a very honest man. Forsaking all riches and his

kingdom he accepted Dharmamārga. (Śloka 64, Chap-

ter 115, Anuśāsana Parva, M.B.). He was a member of

the council of yama. He attained salvation by yoga and

meditation. (18th Śloka, Chapter 8, Sabhā Parva, M.B.).

Once Alarka decided to overcome the five senses. To

control them he sent arrows at the mind, nose, tongue,

ear, eye, skin and intelligence. But the senses never

surrendered to them. Then Alarka by sheer dhyāna

and yoga brought them under control. (M.B., Anu-

śāsana Parva, Chapter 30).

Alarka once told a blind brahmin boy to ask for any boon

from him. The boy demanded the eyes of Alarka. To

keep his promise Alarka scooped out his eyes and gave

them to the blind boy. (Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa,

Sarga 12, Śloka 43).

Alarka m.: A worm (kṛmi).

Feeding on flesh and blood (māṃsaśoṇita-

bhojana), covered with phlegm (śleṣma-

maya), harsh to touch (dāruṇasparśa);

looked like a boar; had eight legs, sharp

jaws, covered with hair sharp as needles 12. 3.

13, 6-7, 12-13; it bit and cut open Karṇa's

thigh 12. 3. 7-8; really a great Asura, Gṛtsa

by name, who was born as a worm due to the

curse of Bhṛgu 12. 3. 14-20.