Naveshtaka, Naveṣṭakā, Nava-ishtaka: 1 definition
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Naveshtaka 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 Naveṣṭakā can be transliterated into English as Navestaka or Naveshtaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient IndiaNaveṣṭakā (नवेष्टका) refers to “new bricks” used for planting trees, according to certain bio-organical recipes including plant mutagenesis, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “If a tree is planted and grown faithfully with efforts by a person in a pit as deep as man’s height and properly covered from inside with new bricks (naveṣṭakā) [naveṣṭhakā?] it blossoms even in dwarf condition”.
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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Partial matches: Ishtaka, Nava.
Ends with: Karnaveshtaka, Veshtanaveshtaka.
Full-text: Ishtaka.
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