Raktasankoca, Raktasaṅkoca: 3 definitions
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Raktasankoca 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Raktasankocha.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyRaktasaṅkoca (सङ्कोच) is another name (synonym) for Kusumbha, which is the Sanskrit word for Carthamus tinctorius (safflower), a plant from the Asteraceae family. This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu, which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus. Certain plant parts of Kalamba are eaten as a vegetable (śāka).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktasaṅkoca (रक्तसङ्कोच).—n.
(-caṃ) Safflower. E. rakta red, (a dye,) saṅkoca a contracting.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktasaṅkoca (रक्तसङ्कोच):—[rakta-saṅkoca] (caṃ) 1. n. Safflower.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rakta, Samkoca.
Starts with: Raktasankocaka.
Full-text: Kusumbha.
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