Kakatunda, Kākatuṇḍā, Kākatuṇḍa, Kaka-tunda, Kakatumda: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Kakatunda means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 nighaṇṭuKākatuṇḍā (काकतुण्डा) is another name for Kākanāsā, an unidentified medicinal plant possibly possibly related to Kākādanī, according to verse 3.107-109 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Both the drugs, Kākanāsā and Kākādanī are of doubtful identity and were controversial even during the times of Suśruta. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Kākatuṇḍā and Kākanāsā, there are a total of thirteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdomlib Libary: The Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇaKākatuṇḍa (काकतुण्ड) refers to “weapons-shaped like the beaks of crows” and represents one of the various weapons equipped by the Daityas in their war against Lalitā, according to the Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa 4.22. Accordingly, “[...] thereupon, crores of Daityas producing reverberating chattering noise furiously prepared themselves (to fight) against Parameśvarī (Lalitā). [...] Crores of Daityas were fully equipped with coats of mail and had the following weapons and missiles in their hands [...], nooses of diverse varieties [viz., Kākatuṇḍas (weapons-shaped like the beaks of crows)], and thousands of similar weapons and missiles very dreadful and capable of destroying living beings”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesKākatuṇḍa (काकतुण्ड) refers to the “beak of a crow”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly: [while explaining the body circle (kāyacakra)]: “[...] There are also other females [who are] headless and running, headless and dancing, and legless and sleeping. [Some] have heads [in the shape] of beaks of a crow (kākatuṇḍaka) and other [birds] [śiraḥkākādituṇḍakāḥ]. They also dance with joy because of being in a great meditative state. This way, he should make lunar mansions and so on [placed] in the middle of the ground. [They] should be known in [their] respective colors. Everyone has a vehicle. [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKākatuṇḍa (काकतुण्ड).—A kind of head of an arrow (see phalam). काकतुण्डेन वेध्यानां वेधं कुर्यात् (kākatuṇḍena vedhyānāṃ vedhaṃ kuryāt) Dhanur.66.
Derivable forms: kākatuṇḍam (काकतुण्डम्).
Kākatuṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāka and tuṇḍa (तुण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKākatuṇḍa (काकतुण्ड).—m.
(-ṇḍaḥ) A dark sort of Agallochum: see kālāguru. f. (-ṇḍī) 1. The Gunja-plant. 2. A sort of brass. 3. A tree, commonly Kuwa dori. E. kāka, and tuṇḍa face; of the colour of a crow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKākatuṇḍa (काकतुण्ड):—[=kāka-tuṇḍa] [from kāka] m. the dark Agallochum, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 14, 12]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKākatuṇḍa (काकतुण्ड):—[kāka-tuṇḍa] (ṇḍaḥ) 1. m. A dark sort of agallochum. f. (ṇḍī) Ganja plant sort of brass; a tree.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKākatuṃḍa (ಕಾಕತುಂಡ):—
1) [noun] a variety in sandal tree, black kind ofloe.
2) [noun] the wood of that tree.
3) [noun] a kind of black ebony.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kakatundaka.
Full-text: Cakatuntam, Kakatundi, Kakanasa, Phala.
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