The Sanskrit term Eṣikā can be transliterated into English as Esika or Eshika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A country in Jambudipa. Pannakata was a city of Esika, and in it was born one of the women described in the Caturitthivimana (Vv.42; VvA.195).

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Eshika in India is the name of a plant defined with Cissampelos pareira in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cocculus orbiculatus DC. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1821)
· Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturae (1817)
· Amaltheum botanicum (1705)
· Florae Fluminensis Icones
· Journal de Botanique (1809)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Eshika, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

esikā : (f.) a strong post before a city gate.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Esika, (nt.) & Esikā¹ (f.) (a by-form of isīkā) a pillar, post A.IV, 106, 109. frequent in cpd. °ṭṭhāyin as stable as a pillar D.I, 14; S.III, 202, 211, 217; DA.I, 105. (Page 162)

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Esikā, ² desire, see abbūḷha. (Page 162)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Eṣikā (एषिका).—The iron beam without a ring or a cap (Mar. saḷaī).

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

Eṣikā (एषिका).—(?) [ See aiṣikā.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Eṣikā (एषिका):—[from eṣa] f. sg. of the [diminutive] of etad, [Pāṇini 7-3, 47.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Eṣika (एषिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Esiya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Esika in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Esikatthambha.

Ends with (+70): Abhiniveshika, Adeshika, Ambapesika, Amtarpradeshika, Anjanakesika, Antarveshika, Anudeshika, Apradeshika, Ashtangamargadeshika, Atideshika, Auddeshika, Aupadeshika, Aupaniveshika, Aupashleshika, Aupaveshika, Avaisheshika, Aveshika, Bhesika, Bijapeshika, Bilvapeshika.

Full-text: Esiya, Aishikya, Eshaka, Aishika, Samapattesiya, Abbuliha, Ekaishika, Rishika, Isika, Anetad.

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