# दारुक (dāruka)

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दारुक (dāruka) is a Sanskrit word meaning the charioteer of Krishna, an incarnation of Shiva, Pinus Devadaru, a wooden doll or puppet, a wooden figure, doll, or puppet, a pine tree. Its 14 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Multiple Meanings of Dāruka, Krishna's Charioteer, Incarnation of Shiva / Divine Avatar.

- **SLP1:** `dAruka`  **IAST:** dāruka  **Devanagari:** दारुक
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daruka
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/daruka/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** दारुका (dārukā)

## Meanings by context

### Multiple Meanings of Dāruka (5 definitions)
- 1. The charioteer of Krishna. 2. A pine tree. 3. A doll or puppet.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दारु (dāru) क (dāruka) [Printed book page 406 ] दारु (dāru) क (dāruka) m. ( - कः (-kaḥ) ) A proper name, the charioteer of KṚṢṆA. E. दॄ (dṝ) to tear (his foes), affix उकञ् (ukañ). n. ( - कं (-kaṃ) ) A pine, ( Pinus devadaru ). f. ( - का (-kā) ) A doll, a puppet. E. दारु (dāru) wood, and कन् (kan) aff. [ ID=18855 ]
- 1. Krishna's charioteer. 2. A doll. 3. A pine tree.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दारुक (dāruka) [Printed book page 361-a ] दारुक (dāruka) ( कः ) ((kaḥ)) 1. m. Krishna's charioteer. f. A doll. n. A pine tree. [ ID=18327 ]
- 1. The Devadaru tree. 2. The charioteer of Krishna.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दारुक (dāruka) [Printed book page 330-24 ] दारुक (dāruka) m. 1. The Devadāru tree; 2. name of Kṛishṇa’s charioteer, उत्कंधरं दारुक (dāruka) इत्युवाच (utkaṃdharaṃ dāruka ityuvāca) Sis. iv.18. [ ID=16777 ]
- 1. The charioteer of Krishna. 2. A pine tree. 3. A doll or puppet.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दारु (dāru) क (dāruka) [Printed book page 338-a ] दारु (dāru) क (dāruka) m. ( - कः (-kaḥ) ) A proper name, the charioteer of KṚṢṆA. E. दॄ (dṝ) to tear (his foes), affix उकञ् (ukañ). n. ( - कं (-kaṃ) ) A pine, (Pinus devadaru.) f. ( - का (-kā) ) A doll, a puppet. E. दारु (dāru) wood, and स्वार्थे क (svārthe ka) aff. [ ID=18840 ]
- 1. The charioteer of Krishna and son of Satyaka. 2. An incarnation of Shiva. 3. A wooden figure, doll, or puppet. 4. A sort of pine, Pinus Devadaru.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > दारुक (dāruka) [Printed book page 0410-a ] Dāruka, as, m., N. of Kṛṣṇa's charioteer, who was son of Satyaka; N. of an incarnation of Śiva; ( ā ), f. a wooden figure; a doll, puppet; ( am ), n. a sort of pine, Pinus Devadāru. —Dārukā-vana, am, n., N. of a wood containing a famous Liṅga. —Dārukeśvara-tīrtha ( °ka or °kā-īś° ), am, n., N. of a Tīrtha. [ ID=22198 ]

### Krishna's Charioteer (4 definitions)
- the charioteer of Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 475,3] 1. दारुक (dāruka) m. N. of Kṛṣṇa's charioteer, MBh. [ ID=91661 ]
- The charioteer of Krishna  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दारुक (dāruka) [Printed book page 119-1 ] दारुक (dāruka) dāru-ka, m. N. of Kṛṣṇaʼs charioteer. [ ID=9224 ]
- the charioteer of Krishna  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > दारुक (dāruka) [Printed book page 234-2 ] Dāruka, the charioteer of Kṛṣṇa. § 262 (Bhagavadyāna): II, 2, 36, 50.—§ 292 (Rājasūyikap.): II, 45, 1620.— § 320 (Saubhavadhop.): III, 19, 755 ( °eṇāham utpannaḥ, says Dāruki), 762 ( °sya sutaḥ, i.e. Dāruki); 20, 799, 800; 21, 821, 822; 22, 876.—§ 552 (Goharaṇap.): IV, 45, 1412 ( °o Vāsudevasya yathā, sc. sārathiḥ ).—§ 562 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 83, 2978; 84, 3014; 94, 3341.—§ 567 (do.): V, 131, 4446.—§ 568 (do.): V, 137, 4674.—§ 596 (Pratijñāp.): VII, 79, 2781, 2795, 2796, 2801, 2804, 2805, 2813, 2815, (2818).—§ 597 (do.): VII, 82, 2911.—§ 599 (Jayadratha- vadhap.): VII, 112, 4350 ( °syānujo bhrātā, i.e. the charioteer of Sātyaki); 147, 6338, 6342, 6343 (Sātyaki rode upon the chariot of Kṛṣṇa, guided by D.), 6351, 6376, 6378 ( °syānujaḥ, i.e. the charioteer of Sātyaki), 6381.—§ 608 (Karṇap.): VIII, 72, 3597, 3598, 3599.—§ 615 (Gadā- yuddhap.): IX, 62, 3500; 63, 3533, 3578.—§ 637 (Rājadh.): XII, 46, 1584, 1587.—§ 639 (do.): XII, 53, 1917, 1918. —§ 783 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 52, 1478, 1534.—§ 793 (Mau- salap.): XVI, 3, 61, 103; 4, †105, †106, †107, †108; 5, 133, 136; 7, 182. [ ID=3153 ]
- the charioteer of Krishna  
  *The Purana Index*
  > दारुक (dāruka) [Printed book page 2-083 ] Dāruka (I) — the charioteer of Kṛṣṇa; 1 went with Kṛṣṇa to Śālva's station, and drove the chariot when Kṛṣṇa gained Lakṣmaṇā by svayamvara; 2 took Kṛṣṇa to Mithilā and the Videha country. 3 His son was the charioteer of Pradyumna. 4 Stood before Kṛṣṇa on the eve of His return- ing from the earth. Kṛṣṇa asked him to inform the Dvārakā people of the position of the Yādavas at Prabhāsa and advise them to go to Indraprastha with Arjuna. Returning to the city, Dāruka informed Vasudeva and others accordingly. 5 Page2-084+ 28 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. X. 50. 16. 20 [5]. [8]; 64. [6]; 71. 12. Vi. V. 37. 51.] [ Footnote: 2) Bhā. X. 77. 9-11; 83. 33.] [ Footnote: 3) Ib. 86. 17; 53. 4.] [ Footnote: 4) Ib. 76. 27.] [ Footnote: 5) Ib. XI. 30. 41-50; 31. 15-17; Vi. V. 37. 57-64.] [ ID=5935 ]

### Incarnation of Shiva / Divine Avatar (2 definitions)
- an incarnation of Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of an incarnation of Śiva, VāyuP. [ ID=91662 ]
- an avatar of the Lord in the twenty-first Dvapara  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 2-084 ] Dāruka (II) — the avatār of the Lord in the 21st Dvā- para with sons in the holy Dāruvana. Vā. 23. 95. [ ID=5936 ]

### A Man's Name (General) (1 definition)
- a man's name  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दारुक (dāruka) [Printed book page 223 ] दारुक (dāruka) m. a man's name. [ ID=13577 ]

### Pinus Devadaru Tree (1 definition)
- Pinus Devadaru  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 476,1] 2. दारुक (dāruka) n. Pinus Devadaru, L. [ ID=91746 ]

### Wooden Doll or Puppet (1 definition)
- a wooden doll or puppet  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 476,1] दारुका (dārukā) f. a wooden doll or puppet, L. [ ID=91747 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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