Vicurnita, Vicūrṇita, Vi-curnita: 3 definitions
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Vicurnita 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 Vichurnita.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient IndiaVicūrṇita (विचूर्णित) refers to “powdering together (various ingredients)” used in a recipe for manipulating the colour of fruits, 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, “Trees watered after being sprinkled at the root with the mixture of Indigofera tinctoria, Curcuma longa, Symplocos racemosa, Emblica officinalis, Terminalia arjuna and Terminalia chebula, Sesamum indicum, Pterocarpus marsupium, Ferri sulphas and Glycyrrhiza glabra—all powdered together (vicūrṇita) produce fruits of golden colour”.
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vicūrṇita (विचूर्णित):—[=vi-cūrṇita] [from vi-cūrṇ] mfn. ground, pounded etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, [Vīracarita]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVicūrṇita (ವಿಚೂರ್ಣಿತ):—[adjective] reduced to fine powder.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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