Aranyakusumbha, Aranya-kusumbha, Araṇyakusumbha: 4 definitions
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Aranyakusumbha 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)
Araṇyakusumbha (अरण्यकुसुम्भ) is another name for Kausumbha, a medicinal plant identified with Carthamus tinctorius Linn. (or ‘safflower’) from the Asteraceae or “aster” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.166 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Araṇyakusumbha and Kausumbha, there are a total of seven Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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
Araṇyakusumbha (अरण्यकुसुम्भ):—[=araṇya-kusumbha] [from araṇya] m. the plant Carthamus Tinctorius, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Araṇyakusumbha (अरण्यकुसुम्भ):—(a + ku) m. Name einer Pflanze, Carthamus tinctorius Lin., = agnisaṃbhava, kausumbha [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
Araṇyakusumbha (अरण्यकुसुम्भ):—m. Carthamus tinctorius L.
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: Ayira, Kusumbha.
Full-text: Kausumbha, Agnisambhava.
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