शुक्र [ śukra ] [ śukrá ] m. f. n. ( fr. √ 1. [ śuc ] cf. [ śukla ] ) bright , resplendent Lit. RV. Lit. AV. Lit. VS. Lit. Br. Lit. MBh.

clear , pure Lit. RV. Lit. AV. Lit. VS. Lit. ŚBr.

light-coloured , white Lit. RV. Lit. AV. Lit. ŚāṅkhBr.

pure , spotless Lit. RV. Lit. Br.

[ śukra ] m. N. of Agni or fire Lit. R.

of a month (Jyeshṭha = May-June , personified as the guardian of Kubera's treasure) Lit. MBh. Lit. Suśr.

the planet Venus or its regent (regarded as the son of Bhṛigu and preceptor of the Daityas) Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

clear or pure Soma Lit. RV.

( with or scil , [ graha ] ) a partic. Graha or receptacle for Soma Lit. VS. Lit. ŚBr.

a partic. astrol. Yoga Lit. L.

a N. of the Vyāhṛitis ( [ bhūr ] , [ bhuvaḥ ] , [ svar ] ) Lit. MW.

a kind of plant (= [ citraka ] ) Lit. ib.

N. of a Marutvat Lit. Hariv.

of a son of Vasishṭha Lit. VP.

of the third Manu Lit. Hariv.

of one of the seven sages under Manu Bhautya Lit. MārkP.

of a son of Bhava Lit. VP.

of a son of Havir-dhāna ( cf. [ śukla ] ) Lit. VP.

(with Jainas) of a partic. Kalpa ( q.v.)

n. brightness , clearness , light Lit. RV. Lit. Up. Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

( also pl.) any clear liquid (as water , Soma ) Lit. RV. Lit. VS.

juice , the essence of anything Lit. Br. Lit. ŚrS. ( also pl.)

semen virile , seed of animals (male and female) , sperm Lit. RV.

a morbid affection of the iris ( change of colour accompanied by imperfect vision ; cf. [ śukla ] ) Lit. Suśr. Lit. ŚārṅgS.

a good action Lit. L.

gold , wealth Lit. L.

N. of a Sāman Lit. ĀrshBr.

of a Vedic metre Lit. RPrāt.