Alternative spellings of this word include Dastak.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Daṣṭaka (दष्टक) or Daṣṭa refers to a “snake-bite”, as taught in the Damśarūpa (“aspects of snake-bites”) section of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidyā).—The author discusses conditions under which snakes bite, types of fangs and bites, vital spots of bite which can be fatal, stages of envenomation and astrological considerations for snake-bite effect. A bite caused by two teeth (daṣṭa-dantadvaya) accompanied by saliva does not bode well; it is to be known as a delicate bite by an intoxicated snake which is poisonous.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Daṣṭaka (दष्टक):—[daṣṭakam] It is a type of snake bite in which three marks of the fangs are seen accompanied with tearing of the muscle but not of blood vessels.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dastaka (दस्तक).—n ( P) A pass or passport.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

dastaka (दस्तक).—n A pass or passport.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Daṣṭaka (दष्टक).—(ppp. daṣṭa plus specifying -ka, § 22.39), one that has been bitten (by a snake; in magic practices to cure snake-bite): °kaṃ mahāhrade nāgāyatane vā (sc. ālikhet) (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 53.22; daṣṭakottiṣṭhati (i.e. °ka ut°) 462.19, °ko nirviṣo bhavati 25; sarpa- (text sarva-) -viṣa-daṣṭakāni cotthāpayati 711.28; daṣṭakopari sthāpayitvā 721.4. All prose.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Dastaka (दस्तक) [Also spelled dastak]:—(nf) a knock or rap (with the palm at the door); —[denā] to knock at the door.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Dashtakarana, Dastakara, Dastakari, Dastakattu.

Ends with: Candracudashtaka, Cidanandashtaka, Govindashtaka, Gudashtaka, Hanumadashtaka, Kaladashtaka, Khadashtaka, Mukundashtaka, Narmadashtaka, Nityanandashtaka, Prahladashtaka, Ramakridashtaka, Samadastaka, Samdashtaka, Sandashtaka, Shadashtaka, Shrimadashtaka, Vakratundashtaka, Varadashtaka, Vrindashtaka.

Full-text: Beshami, Samdashtaka, Dastak, Samadastaka, Dwar, Dvara.

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