Devakashtha, Devakāṣṭha, Deva-kashtha: 8 definitions
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Devakashtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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 Devakāṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Devakastha or Devakashtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
Source: Wisdom Library: Ayurveda: CikitsaDevakāṣṭha (देवकाष्ठ):—Another name for Devadāru (Cedrus deodara), a medicinal plant and used in the treatment of fever (jvara), as described in the Jvaracikitsā (or “the treatment of fever”) which is part of the 7th-century Mādhavacikitsā, a Sanskrit classical work on Āyurveda.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Devakastha in India is the name of a plant defined with Cedrus deodara in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cedrus libani A. Richard subsp. deodara (Roxburgh) P.D. Sell (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Loudon’s Hortus Britannicus. (2363)
· Species Plantarum
· Watsonia (1990)
· Dictionnaire classique d’histoire naturelle (1823)
· Himalayan journals (1854)
· A Description of the Genus Pinus (1824)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Devakastha, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDevakāṣṭha (देवकाष्ठ).—the Devadāru tree.
Derivable forms: devakāṣṭham (देवकाष्ठम्).
Devakāṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and kāṣṭha (काष्ठ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevakāṣṭha (देवकाष्ठ).—n.
(-ṣṭhaṃ) A kind of pine: (Pinus devadaru.) E. deva divine, and kāṣṭha wood.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevakāṣṭha (देवकाष्ठ):—[=deva-kāṣṭha] [from deva] n. ‘divine wood’, Pinus Devadāru or some other kind of pine, [Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevakāṣṭha (देवकाष्ठ):—[deva-kāṣṭha] (ṣṭhaṃ) 1. n. A kind of pine.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kashtha, Deva, Teva.
Full-text: Surakashtha, Sukashthaka, Asnigdhadaru, Devadaru.
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