śukrá mf(A/)n. (fr. √ 1. śuc cf. śukla) bright, resplendent, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [Br.]; [MBh.]
clear, pure, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.]
light-coloured, white, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚāṅkhBr.]
pure, spotless, [RV.]; [Br.]
śukrá m. N. of Agni or fire, [R.]
of a month (Jyeṣṭha = May-June, personified as the guardian of Kubera's treasure), [MBh.]; [Suśr.]
the planet Venus or its regent (regarded as the son of Bhṛgu and preceptor of the Daityas), [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
clear or pure Soma, [RV.]
(with or scil. graha) a partic. Graha or receptacle for Soma, [VS.]; [ŚBr.]
a partic. astrol. Yoga, [L.]
a N. of the Vyāhṛtis (bhūr, bhuvaḥ, svar), [MW.]
a kind of plant (= citraka), [ib.]
N. of a Marutvat, [Hariv.]
of a son of Vasiṣṭha, [VP.]
of the third Manu, [Hariv.]
of one of the seven sages under Manu Bhautya, [MārkP.]
of a son of Bhava, [VP.]
of a son of Havir-dhāna (cf. śukla), [VP.]
(with Jainas) of a partic. Kalpa (q.v.)
śukrá n. brightness, clearness, light, [RV.]; [Up.]; [MBh.]; [R.]
(also pl.) any clear liquid (as water, Soma &c.), [RV.]; [VS.]
juice, the essence of anything, [Br.]; [ŚrS.] (also pl.)
semen virile, seed of animals (male and female), sperm, [RV.] &c. &c.
a morbid affection of the iris (change of colour &c. accompanied by imperfect vision; cf. śukla), [Suśr.]; [ŚārṅgS.]
a good action, [L.]
gold, wealth, [L.]
N. of a Sāman, [ĀrṣBr.]
of a Vedic metre, [RPrāt.]