Caturushana, Caturuṣaṇa, Catur-ushana: 5 definitions
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Caturushana 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 Caturuṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Caturusana or Caturushana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturushana.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsCaturūṣaṇa (चतुरूषण):—A combination of following four parts of three exothermic drugs that is Pippali and Pippali moola(Fruit and root of Piper longam), Maricha(Fruit of Piper nigrum), Shunthi(Rizome of Zingiber officinale).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCaturuṣaṇa (चतुरुषण).—the four hot spices, i. e. black pepper, long pepper, dry ginger, and the root of long pepper.
Derivable forms: caturuṣaṇam (चतुरुषणम्).
Caturuṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms catur and uṣaṇa (उषण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaturūṣaṇa (चतुरूषण):—[=catur-ūṣaṇa] [from catur > catasṛ] n. the 4 hot spices (black and long pepper, dry ginger, and the root of long pepper; cf. -jāta and try-ūṣ), [Bhāvaprakāśa v.]
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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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