Dravaka, Drāvaka: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Dravaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Dravak.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraDrāvaka (द्रावक) is one of the four varations of Kānta, which is a type of Iron (loha), according to Indian medicinal alchemy (rasaśāstra) described in Sanskrit books such as the Rasaprakāśasudhākara. Drāvaka is rarely available from the stones within the Himālayan hills.
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaDrāvaka (द्रावक) refers to a type of sweet dish, as described as described in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.
(Ingredients of Drāvaka): samita, milk, ghee and sugar.
(Cooking instructions): Pour milk and ghee to samita and cook this mixture. When this mixture is half- cooked, ghee is added to it. After cooking, the mixture is kept in a cool place. Equal quantity of sugar is added to it. Make balls of this mixture. According to author this preparation is also more popular in Gujarat by the name drāvaka.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Academia.edu: Ayurveda and PharmaceuticsDrāvaka (Solvent): This is a liquid preparation obtained from lavaṇas and kṣāras (salts and alkali). Distillation process is used to produce drāvakas. Example: Śaṅkha-drāvaka.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramDrāvaka (द्रावक) is the name of the Root (kanda) associated with Kāmarūpa, one the eight Sacred Seats (pīṭha), according to the Yogakhaṇḍa (chapter 14) of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydrāvaka (द्रावक).—a S That dissolves, resolves, fuses, liquefies.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdrāvaka (द्रावक).—a That dissolves, liquifies, &c.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDravaka (द्रवक).—a.
1) Running.
2) Oozing, trickling.
See also (synonyms): dravaṇa.
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Drāvaka (द्रावक).—[dru-ṇvul] a.
1) Attracting, captivating.
2) Solvent.
3) Liquefying.
-kaḥ 1 flux used to assist the fusion of metals.
2) The loadstone.
3) Moon-stone.
4) A thief.
5) A sharp or clever man, wit, wag.
6) A libertine, lecher.
-kam Wax.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDrāvaka (द्रावक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A kind of stone, (a loadstone.) 2. A wit, a wag, a sharp or clever man. 3. A thief. 4. A libertine, a lecher. 5. A pursuer, a chaser, one who causes to fly. 6. A sort of Ras or quality. n.
(-kaṃ) Bee's wax. E. dru to fly, affix ṇvul . dravati candrakarasamparkāt .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dravaka (द्रवक):—[from drava] mfn. running, [Vopadeva]
2) Drāvaka (द्रावक):—[from drāva] mfn. ([from] √2. dru, [Causal]; only, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) causing to run
3) [v.s. ...] captivating, enchanting
4) [v.s. ...] enchanting
5) [v.s. ...] m. a pursuer or chaser
6) [v.s. ...] a thief
7) [v.s. ...] a wit, clever man
8) [v.s. ...] a libertine
9) [v.s. ...] a loadstone
10) [v.s. ...] a flux to assist the fusion of metals
11) [v.s. ...] distilled mineral acids
12) [v.s. ...] a kind of Rasa or sentiment
13) [from drāva] n. bee’s wax (as melting)
14) [v.s. ...] a drug employed in diseases of spleen.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDrāvaka (द्रावक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A load-stone; a wag, a thief, a lecher, a chaser. n. Bees'wax.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryDrāvaka (द्रावक) [Also spelled dravak]:—(a) moving, touching, melting, liquefying; (nm) a thinner.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDrāvaka (ದ್ರಾವಕ):—
1) [adjective] causing to flow in a stream.
2) [adjective] changing from a solid to a liquid state; melting.
3) [adjective] softening; making gentle and tender; causing to have sympathy for.
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Drāvaka (ದ್ರಾವಕ):—
1) [noun] a piece of certain kind of material that has the property of attracting iron; a magnet.
2) [noun] a milky-white, translucent feldspar with a pearly lustre, used as a gem; the moonstone.
3) [noun] a thief; a burglar.
4) [noun] a skilled man.
5) [noun] a man given excessively to sexual enjoyments; a debauchee.
6) [noun] a distilled liquid.
7) [noun] a liquid that has one or more substances dissolved in; a solution.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Dravakagana, Dravakakanda, Dravakanda, Dravakara.
Ends with: Dhatudravaka, Hridayadravaka, Hridayavidravaka, Kodravaka, Mahadravaka, Ramandravaka, Shankhadravaka, Svalpadravaka, Vidravaka.
Full-text: Dhatudravaka, Mahadravaka, Shankhadravaka, Dravana, Tiravakattukkatunkaram, Dravika, Svalpadravaka, Tiravakam, Tiravakan, Dravak, Vidravaka, Loha, Kanta.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 4 - Iron variety (c): Kanta iron < [Chapter IV - Metals (4): Lauha (iron)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 3.2.5 < [Sukta 2]
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