Dravaka, Drāvaka: 14 definitions

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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-śāstra

Drāvaka (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 India

Drāvaka (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 Pharmaceutics

Drāvaka (Solvent): This is a liquid preparation obtained from lavaṇas and kṣāras (salts and alkali). Distillation process is used to produce drāvakas. Example: Śaṅkha-drāvaka.

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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.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Drāvaka (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.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

drāvaka (द्रावक).—a S That dissolves, resolves, fuses, liquefies.

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

drāvaka (द्रावक).—a That dissolves, liquifies, &c.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dravaka (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 Dictionary

Drāvaka (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 Dictionary

1) 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 Dictionary

Drāvaka (द्रावक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A load-stone; a wag, a thief, a lecher, a chaser. n. Bees'wax.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dravaka in German

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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Drāvaka (द्रावक) [Also spelled dravak]:—(a) moving, touching, melting, liquefying; (nm) a thinner.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Drāvaka (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.

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