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词条 Charu
释义

  1. As a name

  2. Other meanings

  3. References

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Charu or cāru (चारु[1]) is a word derived from Sanskrit that refers to something beautiful, graceful and pure in a spiritual sense.

The word also means one who is radiant and graceful and is often used in the Ramayana for praising Lord Rama. {{Citation needed|date=June 2018}} It refers to the kind of beauty that is out of this materialistic world and often refers to celestial bodies such as the full moon. In a popular Hindi poem, charu is used to describe the beauty of the moon-Charu chandra ki chanchal kirne khel rahi thi jal-thal mein[2].

As a name

Charu is a popular name given to Hindu males and females - mostly females and means divinely good looking. Many popular and famous person have the name Charu. For example:

  • Charu Nivedita: Postmodern, transgressive novelist
  • Charu Majumdar: The founder of Naxalbari Andolan in India
  • Charulata: Eponymous protagonist of Satyajit Ray's movie
  • Charu space: a Tibetan style coffee shop and event center in Chengdu

Other meanings

In Sanskrit Charu is the name of a flower.

Charu is a sweet porridge-like foodstuff offered as ahuti (offering) in Yajnas. Charu in Telugu means "soup"

References

1. ^See in Macdonnell's Practical Sanskrit Dictionary: "agreeable, welcome, pleasing; dear; fair, lovely"
2. ^According to [https://translate.google.com/#hi/en/Charu%20chandra%20ki%20chanchal%20kirne%20khel%20rahi%20thi%20jal-thal%20mein Google Translate], this poem means: "Charun Chandra's playful rays were playing in the water"
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