Gopalakarkati, Gopālakarkaṭī, Gopala-karkati: 4 definitions
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Gopalakarkati 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)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuGopālakarkaṭī (गोपालकर्कटी) is the Sanskrit name a medicinal plant possibly identified as a variety of Airvāru or Karkaṭī, which is identified with Cucumis utilisimus (snake cucumber) from the Cucurbitaceae or “gourd” family of flowering plants, according to verse 3.110-112 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.
Gopālakarkaṭī is mentioned as having seven synonyms: Vanyā, Gopakarkaṭikā, Kṣudrairvāru, Kṣudraphalā, Gopālī and Kṣudracirbhaṭā.
Properties and characteristics: “the drug [Gopālakarkaṭī] is cold in potency (śīta) and sweet(madhura) in rasa. It sooths pitta-doṣa and is useful in dysuria, urolithiasis, diabetes (meha), burning syndrome and emaciation”.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGopālakarkaṭī (गोपालकर्कटी):—[=go-pāla-karkaṭī] [from go-pāla > go] f. a kind of cucumber (gopa-karkaṭikā, gopālī, kṣudra-cirbhiṭā, kṣudra-phalā, kṣudrervāru), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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: Karkati, Gopala.
Full-text: Gopakarkatika, Kshudraphala, Kshudracirbhita, Kshudrervaru, Kshudrairvaru, Kshudracirbhata, Gopali, Vanya, Gopala.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 4 - Vanga-kalpa < [Chapter VI - Metals (6): Vanga (tin)]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
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