Koshali, Kośali: 1 definition

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Koshali 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 Kośali can be transliterated into English as Kosali or Koshali, 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

Kośali (कोशलि) refers to a food-preparation with meat, according to Someśvara’s Mānasollāsa (chapter 3), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Meat eating in India is as old as Ṛgvedic period. [...] Someśvara describes in detail the method of preparing a number of meat dishes like śuṇṭhaka, cakkālikā, kavacandi, puryāla, bhaḍitraka, kṛṣṇapāka, and kośali in the third chapter of his text Mānasollāsa.

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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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