Kashayaka, Kaṣāyaka: 2 definitions
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Kashayaka 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.
The Sanskrit term Kaṣāyaka can be transliterated into English as Kasayaka or Kashayaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṣāyaka (कषायक):—[from kaṣāya] m. the shrub Acacia Catechu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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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Starts with: Kashayakamtha.
Ends with: Shuktatiktakashayaka.
Full-text: Shuktatiktakashayaka.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXXIV - Tests of topas (puspa-raga) < [Agastya Samhita]
Chapter CXCIII - Medical treatment of fever etc < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Elephantology and its Ancient Sanskrit Sources (by Geetha N.)