Charu

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

Charu
GenderMale and female
Language(s)Sanskrit
Origin
MeaningBeautiful, graceful, handsome and pure
This article is about Charu, the Sanskrit word. For Charu, the Etruscan psychopomp, see Charun.

The word also means “one who is radiant and graceful” and is often used in the Ramayana for praising Lord Rama. 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:

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
  1. See in Macdonnell's Practical Sanskrit Dictionary: "agreeable, welcome, pleasing; dear; fair, lovely"
  2. According to Google Translate, this poem means: "Charun Chandra's playful rays were playing in the water"


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