Amlikavataka, Amlika-vataka, Amlikāvaṭaka, Amlīkāvaṭaka: 4 definitions
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Amlikavataka 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Āmlikāvaṭaka (आम्लिकावटक) is the name of dish similar to Takravaṭaka and featuring Māṣa (black-gram) as an ingredient, described as described in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā. [Ingredients and cooking instuctions same as Takravaṭaka ...] The prepared vaṭakas when soaked in gruel are termed as kāñcivaṭaka. If they are soaked in tamarind water then they are termed as āmlikāvaṭaka.
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
Amlikāvaṭaka (अम्लिकावटक) or Amlīkāvaṭaka (अम्लीकावटक).—a sort of cake.
Derivable forms: amlikāvaṭakaḥ (अम्लिकावटकः), amlīkāvaṭakaḥ (अम्लीकावटकः).
Amlikāvaṭaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amlikā and vaṭaka (वटक).
Amlikāvaṭaka (अम्लिकावटक):—(a + va) m. eine Hülsenfrucht mit Tamarindenbrühe (amlikāṃ svedayitvā jalena saha mardayitvā tatsaṃskṛtajale magnavaṭakaḥ) [BHĀVAPRAKĀŚA im Śabdakalpadruma]
Amlikāvaṭaka (अम्लिकावटक):—m. Tamarindenklösschen [Bhāvaprakāśa 2,19.]
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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Partial matches: Amlika.
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