Jatikosa, Jātīkośa, Jātikoṣa, Jātikośa, Jātikosa, Jatikosha, Jati-kosha: 11 definitions

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Jatikosa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.

The Sanskrit terms Jātīkośa and Jātikoṣa and Jātikośa can be transliterated into English as Jatikosa or Jatikosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Jātikośa (जातिकोश) refers to the shell of a nutmeg (viz., jātīphala) and is mentioned in a list of potential causes for indigestion 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.—A complete section in Bhojanakutūhala is devoted for the description of agents that cause indigestion [viz., jātīphala-jātikośa (nutmeg and its shell)]. These agents consumed on a large scale can cause indigestion for certain people. The remedies [viz., kāñjika gruel)] for these types of indigestions are also explained therewith.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

jātikosa : (m.) mace (of nutmeg).

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jātikośa (जातिकोश) or Jātikoṣa (जातिकोष).—nutmeg.

Derivable forms: jātikośaḥ (जातिकोशः), jātikoṣaḥ (जातिकोषः), jātikoṣam (जातिकोषम्).

Jātikośa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jāti and kośa (कोश).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jātikośa (जातिकोश).—n.

(-śaṃ) Nutmeg. E. jāti or jātī mace, and kośa or koṣa sheathe; hence also jātikoṣa, jātīkośa or jātīkoṣa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jātīkośa (जातीकोश).—n. and m. nutmeg, [Suśruta] 1, 215, 5.

Jātīkośa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jātī and kośa (कोश).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jātīkośa (जातीकोश).—[masculine] nutmeg.

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

1) Jātikośa (जातिकोश):—[=jāti-kośa] [from jāti > jāta] m. ([Dhanvantari]) n. ([Bhāvaprakāśa v, 2, 54]) a nutmeg

2) Jātīkośa (जातीकोश):—[=jātī-kośa] [from jātī > jāta] m. (also n., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) = ti-k, [Suśruta i, 46, 3, 64.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jātikośa (जातिकोश):—[jāti-kośa] (śaṃ) 1. n. Nutmeg.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jatikosa 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jātikōśa (ಜಾತಿಕೋಶ):—[noun] = ಜಾತಿಪತ್ರೆ [jatipatre].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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