Ervaruka, Ervāruka: 7 definitions
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Ervaruka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaErvāruka (एर्वारुक) refers to a kind of cucumber according to the Kāmasūtra IV.1.29, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—From the Kāmasūtra, it appears that kūṣmāṇḍa (pumpkin gourd), āluka (an esculent root), palaṃki (a pot herb), damanaka, āmrātaka, ervāruka (a kind of cucumber), trapusa (cucumber), bottle gourd and brinjal were in common use.
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient IndiaErvāruka (एर्वारुक) (identified with Cucumis melo var. utilissiumus) is the subject of certain bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “A stick of the Ferula asafoetida kept at the root of the Musa paradisiaca tree destroys it; the trees of Benincasa hispida, Cucumis melo var. utilissiumus [e.g., Ervāruka] and the like perish if profusely smoked with the bones of crabs”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyErvāruka (एर्वारुक) is a Sanskrit word referring to Cucumis melo var utilissmus (cucumber), a plant species in the Cucurbitaceae family. Certain plant parts of Ervāruka are eaten as a vegetable (śāka), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The plant is therefore part of the Śākavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of vegetables/pot-herbs”. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant.
Source: Google Books: Ayurveda Materia MedicaErvāruka (Cucumis utilissimus Roxb.) The ripe ervāruka cures dāha (burning syndrome), tṛṣṇā (morbid thirst) and śrama (physical fatigue). It is alkaline and aggravator of pitta. Ervāruka whose stalk is dried up alleviates kapha. It is purgative, digestive stimulant and cardiac tonic. It cures ānāha (flatulence) and plīham (splenic disorder).
Source: Eä - Journal: The Knowledge of Anatomy and Health in Āyurveda and Modern MedicineErvāruka (Cucumis melo)
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryErvāruka (एर्वारुक).—A species of cucumber. कट्वैर्वारौ यथाऽपक्वे मधुरः सन् रसोऽपि न (kaṭvairvārau yathā'pakve madhuraḥ san raso'pi na) Y.3.142. q. v. उर्वारुक (urvāruka) and उर्वारु (urvāru).
Derivable forms: ervārukaḥ (एर्वारुकः).
See also (synonyms): ervāru.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryErvāruka (एर्वारुक):—[from ervāru] m. Cucumis Utilissimus, [Suśruta]
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.
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Ends with: Mrigervaruka.
Full-text: Ervaru, Mrigervaruka, Cucumis melo, Palamki, Trapusa, Guhashaya, Kushmanda, Damanaka, Aluka, Amrataka, Shakavarga.
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Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter IX - Practical surgical instructions
Chapter VII - Surgical appliances
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter III - Pathology of the diseases of the eye-lids < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Chapter LV - Symptoms and Treatment of repression of natural urging (Udavarta) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Chapter LVIII - Symptoms and Treatment of suppression of Urine (Mutra-ghata) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter VII - The medical treatment of urinary conditions
Chapter XVIII - The medical treatment of Glandular Swellings
Chapter XXXI - The medicinal use of Sneha (oleaginous substances)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXCII - Medicinal recipes of inffalible effcacies < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CLXXI - The Nidanam of diseases of the eyes < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 10 - The Method of Theoretical and Practical Study < [Part 2-3 - Medical Institutions in Ancient India]