arcā

arcā f. (-rcā)

1 Worship, see arcanā.

2 An image.

E. arca to worship, ac affix, and ṭāp fem. do.

arcā (cā) 1. f. Idem.

arcā arc + ā, f. Worship, Chr. 56, 11.

Arcā, f. worship, adoration; an image or idol

destined to be worshipped. —Arcā-vat, ān, atī, at,

worshipped. —Arcā-viḍambana, am, n. false or

feigned worship.

arcā [arc-aṅ]

1 Worship, adoration.

2 An idol or image intended to be worshipped; mauryairhiraṇyārthibhirarcāḥ prakalpitāḥ Mbh. (there is some dispute among scholars as to the precise meaning of this passage).

arcā arc-ā, f. worship, adoration.

arcā́ f. (Pāṇ. ii, 3, 43 and v, 2, 101) worship, adoration, ŚBr. xi; Mn. &c.

an image or idol (destined to be worshipped), VarBṛS. &c.

body, Jain.

arcā

f. (-rcā)

1. Worship, see arcana.

2. An image.

E. arca to worship, ac
affix, and ṭāp fem. do.

arcā [arc-aṅ] 1 Worship, adoration; arcāyāmeva haraye pūjāṃ yaḥ śraddhayehate Bhāg.11.2.47. -2 An idol or image intended to be worshipped; mauryairhiraṇyārthibhirarcāḥ prakalpitāḥ Mbh.5.3.99. (there is some dispute among scholars as to the precise meaning of this passage); arcāpūjā- pratimayoḥ Nm.

arcā arcā f. mms.

arcā- f. hommage; statue de dieu.

arcā́ (wie eben) f.

1) Verehrung VOP. 26, 192, v. l. AK. 2, 7, 34. 3, 4, 70. TRIK. 3, 3, 74. H. 447. an. 2, 55. MED. c. 1. lokaḥ pacyamānaścaturbhirdharmairbrāhmaṇaṃ bhunaktyarcayā ca dānena cājyeyatayā cāvadhyatayā ca ŚAT. BR. 11, 5, 7, 1. R. 2, 32, 13. devatārcā 71, 37. M. 3, 74. KATHĀS. 26, 229. VOP. 5, 10. Statt citārcāya KATHĀS. 25, 140 ist wohl citārcayā zu lesen.

— 2) ein zur Verehrung bestimmtes Bild, Götterstatue AK. 2, 10, 36. TRIK. 3, 3, 74. H. 1463. an. 2, 55. MED. c. 1. VARĀHA-P. in Verz. d. B. H. No. 485. fg.

arcā

1) P. 2, 3, 43. 5, 2, 101. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 46, 17. arcāṃ prayuñjānaḥ MBH. 5, 7466. °vidhi WEBER, RĀMAT. UP. 321.

— 2) Ind. St. 5, 148. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 46, 8. 59, 10. 97, 6. BHĀG. P. 11, 27, 9.

arcā́ f.

— 1) Verehrung.

— 2) ein zur Verehrung bestimmtes Bild , Götterstatue.

arcā f. 3. Reliquie, Śīlāṅk. 1, 377.

— 4. bei den Jaina Körper, Kalpas. 111.

arcā;
arcā pūjā saparyā syādupahāro baliḥ smṛtaḥ .
1.1.1.128

arcā;
pratibimbaṃ pratirūpaṃ pratimānaṃ pratikṛtiṃ praticchandam .
pratikāyaṃ ca pratinidhimāhuḥ pratiyātanāṃ praticchāyām .. 130 ..
arcā tu pratimā proktā hariṇī syāddhiraṇmayī .
1.1.1.130

arcā strī arcca—ādhāre aṅ . 1 pratimāyām “ābhirū-
pyeṇa cārcāyā devaḥ sānnidhyamṛcchati” ti0 ta0 purā0 .
“devārccāmagrataḥ kṛtvā brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣataḥ” ā0 ta0 .
bhāve'ṅ, . 2 pūjāyām “lokaḥ pacyamānaścaturbhirdharmai!
brāhmaṇaṃ bhunaktyarcayā ca dānena cojyayā dayayā ca” .
śata0 brā0 .

Arcā. See Brāhmaṇa.

Arcā — of Hari. Worship of Hari's image is said to

promote one's welfare. Some special places devoted to.

This form is prevalent even in Tretā yuga;¹ to be worshipped

in the payovrata.² Arcā is Rājasa. Mere idol worship

condemned. When proper;³ Arcā may be of gold, silver,

of earth or water or other substance.⁴ Upāsanā of, a means

to concentration on the Absolute.⁵ Worship may be offer-

ed on the ground, fire, sun, waters, Brāhmaṇa or any other

thing. Image of eight kinds including stone, wood and

metal; may be moveable or immoveable. The mode in

worship. Subsidiary worship to the ornaments, imple-

ments and attendants on Hari. Founding a shrine, flower-

garden and instituting festivals form part of the worship.⁶

Only people of little tapas are engaged in arcā, this being

regarded inferior to worshipping Brahman.⁷ [Footnote] 1) Bhā. VII. 14. 28-40. [Footnote] 2) Ib. VIII. 16. 28. [Footnote] 3) Ib. III. 29. 9,

21-25 [Footnote] 4) Ib. IV. 8. 56. [Footnote] 5) Ib. XI. 20. 24. [Footnote] 6) Ib. XI. 27. 9-43, [Footnote] 7) Ib. X. 84. 10; 86. 55.