Kanakasundara, Kanaka-sundara: 3 definitions
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Kanakasundara 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)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Kanakasundara (कनकसुन्दर) is the name of an Ayurvedic recipe defined in the fourth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 3, jvarātisāra: fever with diarrhoea). These remedies are classified as Iatrochemistry and form part of the ancient Indian science known as Rasaśāstra (medical alchemy). However, as an ayurveda treatment, it should be taken twith caution and in accordance with rules laid down in the texts.
Accordingly, when using such recipes (e.g., kanaka-sundara-rasa): “the minerals (uparasa), poisons (viṣa), and other drugs (except herbs), referred to as ingredients of medicines, are to be duly purified and incinerated, as the case may be, in accordance with the processes laid out in the texts.” (see introduction to Iatro chemical medicines)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
1) Kanakasundara (कनकसुन्दर) or Kanakasundararasa refers to one of the topics discussed in the Madhumatī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Madhumatī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 ślokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term Kanakasundara-rasa in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—kanakasundararasavidhānam.
2) Kanakasundara (कनकसुन्दर) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Rasakaumudī.—The Rasakaumudī by Mādhavakara represents a treatise on practice of medicine and therapeutics. It is a leading work on Hindu medicine, very largely studied in Bengal containing causes and symptoms of diseases. It contains 3,092 ślokas.—The complete entry reads: kanakasundararasaḥ.
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
Kanakasundara (कनकसुन्दर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Mādhavānalākāvya. Oudh. V, 6.
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)
Partial matches (+0): Kanaka, Sundara.
Starts with (+0): Kanakasundararasa, Kanakasundararasa.
Full-text (+0): Madhavanalakamakandalakatha, Kanakasundararasa.
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Mercurial, metallic, and mineral remedies for alimentary ailments. < [Volume 4 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 1984]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Unusual animal resources explained in rasa ratna samucchaya < [2020, Issue 8, August]
A glance into vaidya jivana of lolimbaraja – review < [2022, Issue 08 August]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 42 < [Volume 23 (1918)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.6.75 < [Chapter 6 - The Lord’s Meeting with Advaita Ācārya]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 4 - Treatment for fever with diarrhea (3): Kanaka-sundara rasa < [Chapter III - Jvaratisara fever with diarrhoea]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 277 < [Volume 12 (1898)]