Bhringaraka, Bhṛṅgāraka: 4 definitions
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Bhringaraka 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 Bhṛṅgāraka can be transliterated into English as Bhrngaraka or Bhringaraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Bhṛṅgāraka (भृङ्गारक):—[from bhṛṅga] m. a pitcher or vase (= bhṛṅgāra), [Daśakumāra-carita]
Bhṛṅgāraka (भृङ्गारक):—m. = bhṛṅgāra [1.] [Daśakumāracarita 106, 3.]
Bhṛṅgāraka (भृङ्गारक):—m. = bhṛṅgāra 1).
Bhṛṅgāraka (भृङ्गारक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bhaṃgaraya.
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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Full-text: Bhamgaraya, Bhringaru, Bhringarika, Bhringarita.
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Ayurvedic, phytochemical, and pharmacological info on Bhringraj. < [2022: Volume 11, November issue 15]
Prospective uses of bhringaraja (eclipta alba)–an < [2016: Volume 5, October issue 10]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Kausika Sutra (study) (by V. Gopalan)
2. Materia Medica of the Kausika Sutra < [Summary of the Fourth Adhyaya (chapter) of the Kausika Sutra]
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)