Kakana, Kākaṇa: 8 definitions
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Kakana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyKākaṇa (काकण):—One of the eighteen types of Kuṣṭha (“skin disease”), according to the Caraka-saṃhitā (cikitsāsthāna), which is an important Sanskrit work dealing with Āyurveda. It is also known by the name Kākaṇaka. This condition of the skin (kuṣṭha) is caused by the corruption of the three doṣas (tridoṣa: vāta, pitta and kapha) which in turn corrupts the skin, blood, muscle and lymph. Kākaṇa-kuṣṭha is characterized by having the color of the seeds of Indian liquorice (guñjā) and is exceedingly painful. It is also incurable. Kākaṇa is caused by a preponderance of Vāta-doṣa (‘bodily air’), Pitta-doṣa (‘bodily bile’) and Kapha-doṣa (‘bodily phlegm’).
Source: The University of Texas at Austin: Chapter 7 of the Carakasaṃhitā CikitsāsthānaOne of the meanings of kāpala is “fragment of brick or pot”. In thedescription of kāpala-kuṣṭha, skin eruptions are compared to black and red pots herds. The history of black and red-patterned pottery in South Asia, likely created by the inverted position of the vessels in the kiln, is described in Indian Proto history by M.K. Dhavalikar. He states that this type of pottery had a very wide distribution in India throughout the second and first millennia B.C.E.
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKākaṇa, (nt.) (kā (for kad°) + kaṇa=less than a particle) a coin of very small value Sdhp. 514. (Page 202)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKākaṇa (काकण).—Leprosy with black and red spots.
Derivable forms: kākaṇam (काकणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKākaṇa (काकण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) A leprosy with black and red spots, considered incurable. E. kāka the Gunja berry, deriv. irr. also with kan affix kākaṇaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kākaṇa (काकण):—[from kāka] n. ([gana] gaurādi, [Pāṇini 4-1, 41]) a kind of leprosy with black and red spots (so called from its similarity to the black and red seed of the plant Abrus precatorius)
2) [v.s. ...] a small coin (= kākaṇi), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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)
Starts with (+2): Kakanacam, Kakanacari, Kakanaci, Kakanacikam, Kakanada, Kakanadabota, Kakanadi, Kakanahva, Kakanaka, Kakanam, Kakanaman, Kakanana, Kakananam, Kakananti, Kakanantika, Kakanantirai, Kakanaravintam, Kakanasa, Kakanashika, Kakanasika.
Ends with: Ekakana, Janakakana, Kakakana, Lakakana, Phakakana.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 5 - The Pathology of Dermatosis (kushtha-nidana) < [Nidanasthana (Nidana Sthana) — Section on Pathology]
Chapter 19 - The Eight Abdominal affections (udara-roga) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 7 - The therapeutics of Dermatosis (kushtha-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Kaka’s Song of the Woods < [October – December, 1986]
Ramayana Story in Other Countries < [July – September, 1986]
Masti Darsana < [October – December, 1984]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 1 - Characteristics of Anjana (stibnite, lead sulphide) < [Chapter XIV - Uparasa (15): Anjana (stibnite, sulphide of lead)]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Classification of diseases in the Caraka-Saṃhitā < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]
4b. Leprosy (Kuṣṭha) in the Caraka-saṃhitā < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 278 - Greatness of Mūlasthāna (Śūlasthāna) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 2: Nidanasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)