Pronunciation | CH-AH-R-OO |
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Gender | Female |
Language(s) | Sanskrit |
Origin | |
Meaning | Beautiful, graceful, handsome and pure |
Charu 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.[1]
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 and means divinely good looking and charming. Notable people with the name Charu include:
- 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 the Yajnas.
In Telugu, rasam is known as charu.
References
- ^ "चारु | Charu Name Meaning in Hindi, Origin, Lucky Number, Rashi, Birth Star & Janam Nakshatra".
- ^ According to Google Translate, this poem means: "Charun Chandra's playful rays were playing in the water"