Aranyakarpasi, Araṇyakarpāsī, Aranya-karpasi: 4 definitions
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Aranyakarpasi 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)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuAraṇyakārpāsī (अरण्यकार्पासी) is the Sanskrit name for an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.190 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Note: Also see Kārpāsī.
Araṇyakārpāsī is mentioned as having three synonyms: Vanajā, Bhāradvājī and Vanodbhavā.
Properties and characteristics: “Araṇyakārpāsī is cold (hima), appetiser (rucyā) and useful in wounds, specially caused by the sharp weapons”.
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) Araṇyakarpāsī (अरण्यकर्पासी):—[=araṇya-karpāsī] [from araṇya] f. = -kāpāsī below.
2) Araṇyakārpāsī (अरण्यकार्पासी):—[=araṇya-kārpāsī] [from araṇya] f. the wild cotton-shrub, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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: Karpasi, Aranya.
Full-text: Bharadvaji, Vanodbhava, Vanaja, Karpasa.
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