Bhakshyabhakshya, Bhakṣyābhakṣya, Bhakshya-abhakshya: 4 definitions

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Bhakshyabhakshya 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 Bhakṣyābhakṣya can be transliterated into English as Bhaksyabhaksya or Bhakshyabhakshya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Bhakṣyābhakṣya (भक्ष्याभक्ष्य) is the name of the second pariccheda of the Bhojanakutūhala, a work dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—The second pariccheda named bhakṣyābhakṣya-prakaraṇa discusses the edible and non-edible food items as described in the Smṛti literature. This pariccheda includes a particular section known as rajasvalā-prakaraṇa which gives a detailed discussion on menstruated ladies and their recommended food.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhakṣyābhakṣya (भक्ष्याभक्ष्य).—food allowed and prohibited; एतदुक्तं द्विजातीनां भक्ष्याभक्ष्यमशेषतः (etaduktaṃ dvijātīnāṃ bhakṣyābhakṣyamaśeṣataḥ) Manusmṛti 5.26.

Derivable forms: bhakṣyābhakṣyam (भक्ष्याभक्ष्यम्).

Bhakṣyābhakṣya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhakṣya and abhakṣya (अभक्ष्य).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhakṣyābhakṣya (भक्ष्याभक्ष्य).—[neuter] allowed and forbidden food.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhakṣyābhakṣya (भक्ष्याभक्ष्य):—[from bhakṣya > bhakṣa > bhakṣ] n. what may and may not be eaten, food allowed and prohibited, [Manu-smṛti v, 26]

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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.

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