Alternative spellings of this word include Dahak.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Dāhaka (दाहक) is another name for Raktacitraka, which is a variety of Citraka, a medicinal plant identified with (1) [white variety] Plumbago zeylanica Linn.; (2) [red variety] Plumbago rosea Linn. syn. or Plumbago indica Linn., both from the Plumbaginaceae or “leadwort” family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.46-47 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.—Note: Bapalal refers a totally different variety, used as Red Citraka or Rato Chitro (rātocitro) in Ābu and Girnār. This is knwon as Vogalia indica.—The sixth chapter (pippalyādi-varga) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (paṇyauṣadhi). Together with the names Dāhaka and Raktacitraka, there are a total of eleven Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Dāhaka (दाहक) refers to a “burning sensation”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.2 (“The birth of Śiva’s son”).—Accordingly, as Nārada said to Agni: “O Agni, listen to my words that will dispel your burning sensation. It will yield great pleasure and ward off your pains. O Agni, taking recourse to the following expedient you will be relieved of the burning sensation (vi-dāhaka) and be happy. O dear, this has been explained by me well at the will of Śiva. O Agni, you shall deposit this semen of Śiva in the bodies of the ladies who take their morning baths in the month of Māgha”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Dahaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Plumbago zeylanica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Plumbago zeylanica var. glaucescens Boiss. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (1985)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Taxon (1979)
· Fontqueria (1987)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Prodr. Fl. SW. Afr. (1967)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Dahaka, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dahaka (दहक).—m (dahā or daśaka) Ten per cent. 2 (From the pressure of dahakapaṭṭī, the sense of dahaka being overlooked.) A contribution (as levied by a foreign force, a band of marauders &c.) 3 A tenth. 4 The ten of a suit of cards. 5 See the commoner word dasaka.

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dāhaka (दाहक).—a S That burns. 2 m (Poetry.) Fire.

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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 dictionary

Dāhaka (दाहक).—a. (-hikā f.) [दह्-ण्वुल (dah-ṇvula)]

1) Burning, kindling; यथाग्निर्दारुणो दाह्याद्दाहकोऽन्यः प्रकाशकः (yathāgnirdāruṇo dāhyāddāhako'nyaḥ prakāśakaḥ) Bhāgavata 11.1.8.

2) Incendiary, inflammatory.

3) Cauterizing.

-kaḥ 1 Fire

2) The Chitraka plant.

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Dāhaka (दाहक).—&c. See under दह् (dah).

See also (synonyms): dāha, dāhana, dāhya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dāhaka (दाहक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. Burning, inflamatory. 3. Cauterising, caustic. m.

(-kaḥ) A plant, (Plumbago zeylancia.) E. dah to burn, and ṇvul aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dāhaka (दाहक).—i. e. dah + aka, adj., f. hikā, Setting on fire, an incendiary, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 282.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dāhaka (दाहक).—[feminine] hikā burning, setting on fire.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Dāhaka (दाहक):—[from dāha] mf(ī)n. burning, setting on fire, [Yājñavalkya ii, 282; Bhāgavata-purāṇa xi, 10, 8]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Plumbago Zeylanica.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dāhaka (दाहक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Burning. m. Plumbago zeylanica.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Dāhaka (दाहक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Dahāvaṇa, Dāhaga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dahaka in German

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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 dictionary

Dāhaka (दाहक) [Also spelled dahak]:—(a) incendiary; causing burns, inflammatory; agonising; ~[tā] inflammatory or incendiary property or character.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dāhaka (ದಾಹಕ):—[adjective] that burns.

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Dāhaka (ದಾಹಕ):—[noun] that which burns; fire.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Dāhaka (दाहक):—adj. 1. burning; branding; 2. lighting a cremating torch; n. fire;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Dahakala, Dahakana, Dahakapatti, Dahakashakti, Dahakashtha.

Ends with: Amtardahaka, Chavadahaka, Civaranidahaka, Masadahaka, Nidahaka, Shavadahaka, Trailokyadahaka, Uddahaka, Vanadahaka, Vidahaka.

Full-text: Dahak, Shavadahaka, Dahaga, Dahavana, Dahin, Vanadahaka, Ahi, Vidahaka, Dahya, Chavadahaka, Ushangu, Vritra, Daha, Dahana, Raktacitraka.

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