Citrani, Citraṇī: 1 definition
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Citrani 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chitrani.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (ayurveda)Citraṇī (चित्रणी) refers to one of the four categories of ladies, according to the Kokaśāstra, which was rendered in Hindi by Ānanda Kavi as the Kokasāra (dealing with Poetics and Erotics), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The Kokasāra is a hindi rewriting of the Kokaśāstra, a famous Sanskrit work of the Kāmaśāstra tradition which is characterized, in particular, by the division of ladies in four categories related to their body-marks, namely padminī, citraṇī, śaṅkhanī and hastinī, with which the work starts.
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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Full-text: Hastini, Padmini, Shankhani, Ratirahasya, Kokasara, Kokamanjari, Kokkashastra, Kokashastra.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 164 < [Volume 11 (1895)]
Minerals and Metals in Sanskrit literature (by Sulekha Biswas)
5. The Mahabharata—Post-Christian Era Additions < [Chapter 6 - Minerals and Metals in the Indian Epics]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Isolation and identification of fungal contaminants in food supplements. < [2017: Volume 6, December issue 16]
The Sarasvati Purana < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 1 (1968)]
Glimpses of History of Sanskrit Literature (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Chapter 39 - Change in modern Sanskrit style < [Section 5 - Modern Sanskrit literature]