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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gardabhaka (गर्दभक).—A kind of insect.

-bhikā A cutaneous disease, a blotch, eruption.

Derivable forms: gardabhakaḥ (गर्दभकः).

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

1) Gardabhaka (गर्दभक):—[from gard] m. anybody or anything resembling an ass, [Pāṇini 5-3, 96; Kāśikā-vṛtti]

2) [v.s. ...] a cutaneous disease (eruption of round, red, and painful spots), [Agni-purāṇa xxxi, 36]

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

Gardabhaka (गर्दभक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Gaddahaya.

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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: Gardabhakara, Gardabhakarayoga, Gardabhakatyayani.

Ends with: Jvalagardabhaka, Kitagardabhaka.

Full-text: Kitagardabhaka, Gaddahaya, Gardabhika, Jvalagardabhaka, Jvalakharagada, Jvalarasabhakamaya.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Gardabhaka; (plurals include: Gardabhakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)

Verse 2.291-293 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]

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Sushruta Samhita, Volume 5: Kalpasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)

Chapter VIII - The medical treatment of insect bites

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