Cakrapanimishra, Cakrapāṇimiśra, Cakrapani-mishra: 1 definition

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Cakrapanimishra 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 Cakrapāṇimiśra can be transliterated into English as Cakrapanimisra or Cakrapanimishra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chakrapanimishra.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Asian Agri-History: Drumavichitrikaranam—The Ancient Approach to Plant Mutagenesis

Cakrapāṇimiśra (चक्रपाणिमिश्र) (1580 CE) is the author of the Viśvavallabha-Vṛkṣāyurveda: an encyclopedic work also dealing with ancient Indian agriculture and Plant Mutagenesis (druma-vichitrikaranam). This term means “to make a tree appear extraordinary”. In other words, the term implies that there would be an alteration in the natural trait of the tree. Certain treatises contain a separate chapter on Plant Mutagenesis (druma-vicitrīkaraṇa), such as Cakrapāṇimiśra’s Viśvavallabha-Vṛkṣāyurveda (1580 CE).

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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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