Cikitsaka: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Cikitsaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chikitsaka.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycikitsaka (चिकित्सक).—m (S) A physician. 2 fig. A prying or probing examiner; particularly as viewed as silly and pretending: also a would-be judge, connoisseur, amateur, virtuoso &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcikitsaka (चिकित्सक).—m A physician; a probing examiner.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCikitsaka (चिकित्सक).—[kit svārthe san ṇvul] A physician, doctor; चिकित्सकौ कर्मकरौ कामरूपसमन्वितौ (cikitsakau karmakarau kāmarūpasamanvitau) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.124.12. उचितवेलाति- क्रमे चिकित्सका दोषमुदाहरन्ति (ucitavelāti- krame cikitsakā doṣamudāharanti) M.2; Bhartṛhari 1.87, Y.1.162.
Derivable forms: cikitsakaḥ (चिकित्सकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCikitsaka (चिकित्सक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A physician, a practiser in medicine. E. kit to cure, affix svārthe san ṇvul and the root reiterated.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCikitsaka (चिकित्सक).—i. e. cikitsa desiderat. of kit, + aka, m. A physician, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 284.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCikitsaka (चिकित्सक).—[masculine] physician.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCikitsaka (चिकित्सक):—[from cit] mfn. ([from] [Desiderative]) a physician, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xi.] (ifc.), [Manu-smṛti iii f., ix; Yājñavalkya i, 162; Mahābhārata; Suśruta etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCikitsaka (चिकित्सक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A physician.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Cikitsaka (चिकित्सक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ciicchaa, Tigicchaga, Tigicchaya, Tegicchaga.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryCikitsaka (चिकित्सक) [Also spelled chikitsak]:—(nm) a physician, medical practitioner.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCikitsaka (ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸಕ):—[adjective] probing, tending to examine to find the cause based on the symptoms; diagnostic.
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Cikitsaka (ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸಕ):—
1) [noun] one who diagnoses and treats (a sick person); a doctor; a physician.
2) [noun] a man who examines in detail as to determine the nature or tendencies and finds solutions; an analyser.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Cikitsakalika, Cikitsakalikatika, Cikitsakaumadi, Cikitsakaumudi.
Ends with: Ashrvacikitsaka, Ashvacikitsaka, Astracikitsaka, Devacikitsaka, Manashcikitsaka, Netracikitsaka, Paramacikitsaka, Pashu-cikitsaka, Sarvavyadhicikitsaka, Shalya-cikitsaka, Shastracikitsaka, Vicikitsaka, Vikirana-cikitsaka.
Full-text: Astracikitsaka, Tigicchaya, Ashvacikitsaka, Devacikitsaka, Tegicchaga, Pashu-chikitsak, Cikitsa, Ciicchaa, Tigicchaga, Chikitsak, Shalya, Shaly, Manas, Manasa, Mahanasa, Vaidya, Dant, Damta, Parama.
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History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 25 - The Vaidya and Society < [Part 2-3 - Medical Institutions in Ancient India]
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)