Kankayana, Kāṅkāyana: 4 definitions
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Kankayana 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumKāṅkāyana (काङ्कायन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Mentioned in Atharvapariśiṣṭa 31.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāṅkāyana (काङ्कायन):—m. ‘descendant of Kaṅka’, Name of a physician.
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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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Starts with: Kankayanavatika.
Ends with: Aikankayana.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 5 - Chemists of the Metallic School: Adima < [A Brief History of Indian Chemistry and Medicine]
History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 4 - The Story of Atreya < [Part 1 - The History of Medicine in India]
Chapter 15 - Kampilya as a Centre of Learning < [Part 4 - Some Aspects of Life in Caraka’s Times]
Chapter 13 - Completion of Study < [Part 2-3 - Medical Institutions in Ancient India]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 12 - The Salutary and the Unsalutary influences of Vata < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 26 - Discussion among Sages regarding Tastes (Rasa) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 6 - The Analysis of the Body (sharira-vicaya) < [Sharirasthana (Sharira Sthana) — Section on Human Embodiment]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 11 - The Theory of Rasas and their Chemistry < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]
Part 6 - Foetal Development < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]