Dhumika, Dhūmikā: 7 definitions
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Dhumika 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyDhūmikā (धूमिका) is a Sanskrit word referring to the animal “owlet”. The meat of this animal is part of the māṃsavarga (‘group of flesh’), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal Dhūmikā is part of the sub-group named prasaha, refering to animals “who take their food by snatching”. It was classified by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic properties of the substance.
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 dictionaryDhūmikā (धूमिका).—Vapour, fog, mist.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhūmikā (धूमिका).—f.
(-kā) Fog, vapour. E. dhūma smoke, and ṭhan affix of resemblance.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dhūmikā (धूमिका):—[from dhūmaka > dhū] f. (ikā) smoke, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] fog, mist, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] [wrong reading] for bhūmikā.
4) Dhūmīkā (धूमीका):—f. a [particular] bird of prey, [Caraka] ([varia lectio] mākā).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhūmikā (धूमिका):—(kā) 1. f. Fog, vapour.
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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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Starts with: Dhumikanta.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
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