Gokshuraka, Gokṣuraka, Go-kshuraka: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Gokṣuraka can be transliterated into English as Goksuraka or Gokshuraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuGokṣuraka (गोक्षुरक) is a synonym for both Gokṣura and Kṣudragokṣura, the former being identified with Tribulus terrestris Linn. (“puncture vine”) from the Zygophyllaceae or “caltrop” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.40-43 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Note: Gokṣura is of two kinds i.e. with smaller and bigger fruits. Both these species have more than three spikes. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Gokṣura has a total of ten Sanskrit synonyms identified while Kṣudragokṣura has sixteen synonyms.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: eJournal of Indian Medicine: Jajjaṭa’s Nirantarapadavyākhyā and Other Commentaries on the CarakasaṃhitāGokṣuraka (गोक्षुरक) refers to a medicinal plant mentioned in the 7th-century Nirantarapadavyākhyā by Jejjaṭa (or Jajjaṭa): one of the earliest extant and, therefore, one of the most important commentaries on the Carakasaṃhitā.—Synonyms of Gokṣuraka: Gokṣura, Gokharu, Gokaṇṭaka, Trikaṇṭaka, Śvadaṃṣṭrā; Tribulus terrestris Linn.—(Cf. Glossary of Vegetable Drugs in Bṛhattrayī 144, Singh and Chunekar, 1999).—(Cf. Indian Medicinal Plants, Arya Vaidya Sala 5:311, Arya Vaidya Sala, 1993-96.)
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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsGokshuraka in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Barleria longiflora L.f. from the Acanthaceae (Acanthus) family. For the possible medicinal usage of gokshuraka, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
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 dictionaryGokṣuraka (गोक्षुरक).—a cow's hoof.
Derivable forms: gokṣurakam (गोक्षुरकम्).
Gokṣuraka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and kṣuraka (क्षुरक). See also (synonyms): gokṣura.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGokṣuraka (गोक्षुरक).—m.
(-kaḥ) See the preceding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gokṣuraka (गोक्षुरक):—[=go-kṣuraka] [from go] m. the plant -kṣura, [Suśruta; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā lxxvi]
2) [v.s. ...] a cow’s hoof, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGokṣuraka (गोक्षुरक):—[go-kṣuraka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Gokṣuraka (गोक्षुरक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Gokkhuraya.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGōkṣuraka (ಗೋಕ್ಷುರಕ):—[noun] = ಗೋಕ್ಷುರ [gokshura].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kshuraka, Go.
Starts with: Gokshurakadi.
Ends with: Kshudragokshuraka.
Full-text: Gokshura, Trikata, Kshudragokshuraka, Trikantaka, Kshuranga, Gokkhuraya, Gokantaka, Shvadamshtra, Gokharu, Trivarnaka, Ikshugandha, Trikanta, Trika, Shothahara, Palamkasha, Kshudragokshura.
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