Himakashaya, Himakaṣāya, Hima-kashaya: 3 definitions
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Himakashaya 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.
The Sanskrit term Himakaṣāya can be transliterated into English as Himakasaya or Himakashaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: CCRAS: Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia of India, Appendix IHimakaṣāya (हिमकषाय) is the extractive obtained by straining of 48 g. (1 part) of powdered drug(s) soaked in 288 ml. (6 parts) of water overnight. (see the Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā II.4.1, which is a 14th century medicinal Ayurvedic treatise in Sanskrit written by Śārṅgadhara).
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 DictionaryHimakaṣāya (हिमकषाय):—[=hima-kaṣāya] [from hima > him] m. a [particular] cool drink, [Suśruta; Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]
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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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