Kaitaka: 7 definitions

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Kaitaka 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)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Kaitaka (कैतक) refers to “keketaka-flowers (Pandanus odoratissimus)” ( the smell of which is said to resemble the odor of certain elephants ), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient  India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 8, “on marks of character”]: “11. Who has the odor of Pentapetes phoenicea, rice, sesame, keketaka-flowers (Pandanus odoratissimus) [e.g., kaitaka], or mālatī (a jasmine), whose uvula is adorned (with spots), patient of pain, flesh-eating, fond of kind words, who even if angered is quickly appeased, he is (like) the Vaiśya (artisan) caste”.

Ayurveda book cover
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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kaitaka (कैतक).—[kaitakyāḥ puṣpaṃ aṇ] A flower of the Ketaka plant. -a. Relating to, coming from Ketaka; मरुलामारुतो- द्धूतमगमत्कैतकं रजः (marulāmāruto- ddhūtamagamatkaitakaṃ rajaḥ) R.4.55.

Derivable forms: kaitakam (कैतकम्).

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

Kaitaka (कैतक).—i. e. ketaka + a, adj. Produced from the tree Pandanus odoratissimus, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 4, 55.

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

1) Kaitaka (कैतक):—mfn. ([from] ket), coming from the tree Pandanus odoratissimus, [Raghuvaṃśa iv, 55]

2) n. the flower of that tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kaitaka in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaitaka (ಕೈತಕ):—[noun] a flower of the tree Pandanus fascicularis ( = P. odoratissimus, = P. tectorius) of Pandanaceae family (screw pine tree ).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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