Kasaka, Kashaka: 8 definitions

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Kasaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Hindi, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Kasak.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kasaka in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Solanum nigrum Solanum nigrum L. from the Solanaceae (Potato) family. For the possible medicinal usage of kasaka, 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.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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

Kasaka, see kassaka. (Page 201)

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

Kāśaka (काशक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A species of long grass, (Saccharum, spontaneum.) E. kan added to the preceding.

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

1) Kaṣaka (कषक):—[from kaṣ] (?), m. Name of a god or demon, [Hir.]

2) Kāśaka (काशक):—[from kāś] m. the grass Saccharum spontaneum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of the prince Kāśa, [Harivaṃśa 1733] ([varia lectio] śika).

4) Kāsaka (कासक):—[from kāsa] m. [plural] Name of a dynasty, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

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

Kāśaka (काशक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A grass (Saccharum spontaneum).

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Kasaka 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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kasaka (कसक) [Also spelled kasak]:—(nf) smarting pain, aching sensation; internal pain; lingering agony; —[nikālanā/miṭānā] to assuage pain; to derive relief by retaliation.

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