Kanakakshiri, Kanakakṣiri: 5 definitions
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Kanakakshiri 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 Kanakakṣiri can be transliterated into English as Kanakaksiri or Kanakakshiri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyKanakakṣiri (कनकक्षिरि) is a Sanskrit word referring to “Golden thistle”, a plant from the Cleomaceae family, and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā. It is also known as Svarṇakṣīrī. The official botanical name is Cleome felina.
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 DictionaryKanakakṣīrī (कनकक्षीरी):—[=kanaka-kṣīrī] [from kanaka > kan] f. Cleome Felina, [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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKanakakṣīri (ಕನಕಕ್ಷೀರಿ):—[noun] a kind of leprosy.
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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