Kakamacika, Kākamācika: 6 definitions
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Kakamacika 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kakamachika.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyKākamācika (काकमाचिक) is another name for Kākamācī, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Solanum nigrum (black nightshade), from the Solanaceae family. Certain plant parts of Kākamācī are eaten as a vegetable (śāka), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work.
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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKākamācikā (काकमाचिका).—f.
(-kā) A plant: see the next word.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKākamācikā (काकमाचिका):—[=kāka-mācikā] [from kāka] f. the plant Solanum indicum (commonly Gūrkamai), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKākamācikā (काकमाचिका):—(kā) 1. f. An esculent, (Solanum Indicum.)
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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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Partial matches: Kaka, Macika.
Full-text: Kakamaci.
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