Gokantaka, Gokaṇṭaka, Go-kantaka, Gokamtaka: 13 definitions
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Gokantaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, biology. 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)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuGokaṇṭaka (गोकण्टक) is another name for Kṣudragokṣura, a medicinal plant related with Gokṣura (Tribulus terrestris Linn.), according to verse 4.40-43 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Note: Gokṣura is of two kinds i.e. with smaller and bigger fruits. Both these species have more than three spikes. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Gokaṇṭaka and Kṣudragokṣura, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: eJournal of Indian Medicine: Jajjaṭa’s Nirantarapadavyākhyā and Other Commentaries on the CarakasaṃhitāGokaṇṭaka (गोकण्टक) is a synonym of Gokṣuraka which refers to a medicinal plant mentioned in the 7th-century Nirantarapadavyākhyā by Jejjaṭa (or Jajjaṭa): one of the earliest extant and, therefore, one of the most important commentaries on the Carakasaṃhitā.—Synonyms of Gokṣuraka: Gokṣura, Gokharu, Gokaṇṭaka, Trikaṇṭaka, Śvadaṃṣṭrā; Tribulus terrestris Linn.—(Cf. Glossary of Vegetable Drugs in Bṛhattrayī 144, Singh and Chunekar, 1999).—(Cf. Indian Medicinal Plants, Arya Vaidya Sala 5:311, Arya Vaidya Sala, 1993-96.)
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsGokantaka [ಗೋಕಂಟಕ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine from the Acanthaceae (Acanthus) family having the following synonyms: Hygrophila schulli, Hygrophila spinosa, Hygrophila schulli var. alba. For the possible medicinal usage of gokantaka, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Gokantaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Hygrophila schulli in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Barleria auriculata Schumach. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Familles des Plantes (1763)
· Amoen. Acad. (1759)
· Beskr. Guin. Pl. (1827)
· Kew Bulletin (1962)
· Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1987)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1825)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Gokantaka, for example side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
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 Dictionarygokaṇṭaka : (nt.) the hoof of cattle; a thorny medicinal plant Ruellia Longifolia.
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 dictionaryGokaṇṭaka (गोकण्टक).—
1) a road or spot trodden down by oxen and thus made impassable.
2) the cow's hoof.
3) the print of a cow's hoof.
Derivable forms: gokaṇṭakaḥ (गोकण्टकः), gokaṇṭakam (गोकण्टकम्).
Gokaṇṭaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and kaṇṭaka (कण्टक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryGokaṇṭaka (गोकण्टक).—(go-kaṇṭaka) (Sanskrit Lex., of ground, roads; compare Pali gokaṇṭaka-hata, of ground, bhūmi; alleged in Sanskrit Lex. also to mean the hoofs of cattle), lit. apparently having cattle as ‘thorns’ = enemies, afflictions; trampled by cattle, of grain: Divyāvadāna 19.19 kharā bhūmī, gokaṇṭakā dhānā (so mss., ed. em. dhānāḥ). The Pali [compound] could be rendered consistently with this: afflicted because of being trampled by cattle. This seems to be substantially what is meant by Aṅguttaranikāya (Pali) commentary ii.225.11—15.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGokaṇṭaka (गोकण्टक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. The name of a plant: see gokhura. 2. The print of a cow’s hoof or spot so marked. E. go the earth or a cow, &c. and kaṇṭaka a thorn. goḥ pṛthivyāḥ kaṇṭaka iva .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gokaṇṭaka (गोकण्टक):—[=go-kaṇṭaka] [from go] mfn. ‘thorny through cattle’, trodden down (as a road) by cattle and so made difficult to pass, [Divyāvadāna i, 351]
2) [v.s. ...] m. the print of a cow’s hoof or a spot so marked, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] a cow’s hoof, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] = -kaṇṭa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGokaṇṭaka (गोकण्टक):—[go-kaṇṭaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A thistle; print of a cow’s foot on the earth.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGōkaṃṭaka (ಗೋಕಂಟಕ):—
1) [noun] the thorny plant Tribulus terrestris of Zygophyllaceae family.
2) [noun] the plant Hygrophila auriculata ( = H. spinosa, = Asteracantha longifolia) of Acanthaceae family.
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: Gokantakakashaya.
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