Andaka, Aṇḍaka, Amdaka: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Andaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, biology. 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
Vastushastra (architecture)
Aṇḍaka (अण्डक) is a Sanskrit technical term translating to “spike” or “cupola”, and is used throughout Vāstuśāstra (branch of Hindu science dealing with architecture and construction).
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Biology (plants and animals)
Andaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Boswellia serrata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Boswellia glabra Roxb. ex Colebr. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Agents Actions (1986)
· Agents Actions (1988)
· Pl. Coromandel (1811)
· Phytochem. Anal. (2001)
· Planta Medica (2001)
· Taxon (1979)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Andaka, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
aṇḍaka : (nt.) 1. an egg; 2. the testicles.
1) Aṇḍaka, 2 (adj.) (Sk.? prob. an inorganic form; the diaeresis of caṇḍaka into c° aṇḍaka seems very plausible. As to meaning cp. DhsA.396 and see Dhs.trsl. 349, also Morris J. P. T. S. 1893, 6, who, not satisfactorily, tries to establish a relation to ard, as in aṭṭa3) only used of vācā, speech: harsh, rough, insolent M.I, 286; A.V, 265, 283, 293 (gloss kaṇṭakā); J.III, 260; Dhs.1343, cp. DhsA.396. (Page 17)
2) Aṇḍaka, 1 (nt.) = aṇḍa, egg DhA.I, 60; III, 137 (sakuṇ°). (Page 17)
[Pali to Burmese]
aṇḍaka—
(Burmese text): (၁) ဥနှင့်တူသော။ (က) (န၊ထီ) အဖု-အထစ်၊ ကျည်းပေါင်း။ (ခ) (တိ) အဖု-အထစ်-ကျည်းပေါင်း-ရှိသော။ (ဂ) (တိ) လုံးသော၊ အလုံး။ (၂) အဥ။ (၃) ဥ၌ဖြစ်သော သတ္တဝါ။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Similar to an egg. (a) (nu, hti) shell and yolk, combined. (b) (ti) having shell and yolk combined. (c) (ti) round, spherical. (2) Egg. (3) An organism that is in the form of an egg.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Aṇḍaka (अण्डक).—[aṇḍa, svārthe kan]
1) The scrotum.
-kam [alpārthe kan] A small egg; जगदण्डकैकतरखण्डमिव (jagadaṇḍakaikatarakhaṇḍamiva) Śiśupālavadha 9.9.
2) A cupola; शोभनैः पत्रवल्लिभिरण्डकैश्च विभूषितः (śobhanaiḥ patravallibhiraṇḍakaiśca vibhūṣitaḥ) Matsya. P.269.2.
Derivable forms: aṇḍakaḥ (अण्डकः).
Aṇḍaka (अण्डक).—m.
(-kaḥ) The scrotum. E. aṇḍa scrotum. and kan aff.
Aṇḍaka (अण्डक).—[aṇḍa + ka], n. 1. A bird’s egg. 2. An egg in general, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 9.
1) Aṇḍaka (अण्डक):—[from aṇḍa] m. the scrotum
2) [v.s. ...] n. an egg.
Aṇḍaka (अण्डक):—I. m.
(-kaḥ) The scrotum. Ii. n.
(-kam) An egg, a small egg. E. aṇḍa, taddh. aff. kan.
Aṇḍaka (अण्डक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A testicle.
Aṇḍaka (अण्डक):—(von aṇḍa)
1) Vogelei [Pañcatantra 74, 20. 81, 8. 82, 7.] n. [82, 19.] —
2) m. Hode [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 611.]
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Aṇḍaka (अण्डक):—Ei überh.: bṛhajjagadaṇḍakaikatarakhaṇḍa [Śiśupālavadha 9, 9.]
Aṇḍaka (अण्डक):—n. —
1) Ei. —
2) *Hode.
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
Aṃḍaka (ಅಂಡಕ):—[noun] (dial.) one wanting wisdom or judgement; a fool.
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Aṃḍaka (ಅಂಡಕ):—[noun] (dial.) that which does not have a definite shape.
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Aṃḍaka (ಅಂಡಕ):—
1) [noun] an oval body (usu. small one) laid by birds and certain animals from which the young is hatched; an egg.
2) [noun] the pouch of skin that contains the testes; scrotum.
3) [noun] a concave ceiling of a building; a cupola.
4) [noun] in flowering plants, the body which on fertilization, becomes the seed, consisting of the nucleus and its integuments with embryo-sac; ovule.
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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