Alternative spellings of this word include Godhumachurna.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Godhūmacūrṇa (गोधूमचूर्ण) or Godhūmacūrṇāpūpa refers to a type of dish featuring milk (kṣīra) as an ingredient, as described as described in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.

(Ingredients of Godhūmacūrṇa-apūpa): wheat flour, milk and ghee.

(Cooking instructions): Mix wheat flour with ghee. Make small balls from it. Cook them in milk and this is again fried in ghee, the product is called as godhūmacūrṇa-apūpa.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Godhūmacūrṇa (गोधूमचूर्ण).—n.

(-rṇaṃ) Wheat flour. E. godhūma, and cūrṇa powder. ṣaṣṭhītatpuruṣaḥ .

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

Godhūmacūrṇa (गोधूमचूर्ण):—[=go-dhūma-cūrṇa] [from go-dhūma > go] n. wheat-flour, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Godhūmacūrṇa (गोधूमचूर्ण):—[godhūma-cūrṇa] (rṇaṃ) 1. n. Wheat flour.

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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: Curna, Godhuma.

Starts with: Godhumacurnapupa.

Full-text: Godhumacurnapupa.

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