Bhavaprakashanighantu, Bhāvaprakāśanighaṇṭu, Bhavaprakasha-nighantu: 3 definitions
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Bhavaprakashanighantu 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 Bhāvaprakāśanighaṇṭu can be transliterated into English as Bhavaprakasanighantu or Bhavaprakashanighantu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaBhāvaprakāśanighaṇṭu (भावप्रकाशनिघण्टु) refers to one of the various Nighaṇṭhus, representing a tradition of Ayurvedic literature.—Bhāvamiśra is the author of this the Bhāvaprakāśanighaṇṭu. It is a 16th century CE work. This Nighaṇṭu is considered as the latest among classical works in the field of dravyaguṇa. It contains 22 sections. The sections like āmrādiphalavarga, dhānyavarga, śākavarga, māṃsavarga, kṛtānnavarga, ikṣuvarga, dugdhavarga, dadhivarga, takravarga, navanītavarga and ghṛtavarga, explain the properties of almost all food materials. The chapter kṛtānnavarga explains the cooking process of many food items,the preparation of meats and the leafy vegetables.
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: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumBhāvaprakāśanighaṇṭu (भावप्रकाशनिघण्टु) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—lex. Rādh. 32.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhāvaprakāśanighaṇṭu (भावप्रकाशनिघण्टु):—[=bhāva-prakāśa-nighaṇṭu] [from bhāva-prakāśa > bhāva] m. Name of [work]
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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Partial matches: Bhavaprakasha, Nighantu.
Full-text: Vishvaksena, Gundra, Kanta, Priyaka, Govindini, Gandhaphali, Phali, Mahila, Karambha, Angana, Phalini, Gandhaphala, Mahilahvaya, Anganapriya, Shyama, Lata, Nighantu.
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