Ashraka, Asraka, Aśraka: 2 definitions
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Ashraka 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.
The Sanskrit term Aśraka can be transliterated into English as Asraka or Ashraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Asraka (अस्रक) refers to a “triangular or quadrangular shaped” type of the Patraprabhāva classification of the Kāṇḍa (“stem”) part of plants, representing a technical term related to the morphology branch of “plant science”, which ultimately involves the study of life history of plants, including its origin and development, their external and internal structures and the relation of the members of the plant body with one another.—The panicle, or “sub-aerial member” of the plant body i.e. the vistāra or tūla consists of stem i.e. kāṇḍa and the leaf i.e. parṇa. The stem (kāṇḍa) is formed above the root system and it supports the branches. The stem (kāṇḍa) is classified into two groups, viz. Patraprabhāva and Puṣpaprabhāva or Akṣakāṇḍa. The patraprabhāva-kāṇḍa develops from leaves. It is persistent. The patraprabhāva type of kāṇḍa (stem) is classified into six categories. A triangular or quadrangular shaped stem is called an asraka-kāṇḍa.
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
Kannada-English dictionary
Aśraka (ಅಶ್ರಕ):—[noun] a triangular prism of glass or the like for resolving light into separate colours.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Asrakakanda.
Full-text: Caturasraka, Dvicaturashraka, Shadashraka, Asrakakanda, Patraprabhava.
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