Kantakarika, Kaṇṭakārīkā, Kaṇṭakārikā: 7 definitions
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Kantakarika 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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Ayurveda (science of life)
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
Source: Wisdom Library: Ayurveda: CikitsaKaṇṭakārīkā (कण्टकारीका):—Another name for Kaṇṭakārī (Solanum xanthocarpum), a species of medicinal plant and used in the treatment of fever (jvara), as described in the Jvaracikitsā (or “the treatment of fever”) which is part of the 7th-century Mādhavacikitsā, a Sanskrit classical work on Āyurveda.
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Source: eJournal of Indian Medicine: Jajjaṭa’s Nirantarapadavyākhyā and Other Commentaries on the CarakasaṃhitāKaṇṭakārikā (कण्टकारिका) refers to a synonym of Kaṇṭakārī (Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad & Wendle)., and is the name of a medicinal plant mentioned in the 7th-century Nirantarapadavyākhyā by Jejjaṭa (or Jajjaṭa): one of the earliest extant and, therefore, one of the most important commentaries on the Carakasaṃhitā.—(Cf. Glossary of Vegetable Drugs in Bṛhattrayī 68-69, Singh and Chunekar, 1999 ).—Note: Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad & H.Wendle is a synonym of Solanum virginianum L.— (Cf. The Plant List, A Working List of All Plant Species, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden).
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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaṇṭakārikā (कण्टकारिका).—Solanum Jacquini; also the fruit of this tree.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṇṭakārikā (कण्टकारिका).—f.
(-kā) A sort of prickly nightshade, (Solanum jacquini.) E. kaṇṭaka a thorn, ṛ to go, aṇ affix, kan added with the feminine temination; also kaṇṭakārī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṇṭakārikā (कण्टकारिका):—[=kaṇṭa-kārikā] [from kaṇṭa-kāraka > kaṇṭa] f. Solanum Jacquini, [Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṇṭakārikā (कण्टकारिका):—[kaṇṭakā+rikā] (kā) 1. f. A sort of prickly night-shade.
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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: Karika, Kanta.
Ends with: Kshudrakantakarika, Sitakantakarika, Vallikantakarika.
Full-text: Krodaparni, Surasashta, Anakranta, Vallikantakarika, Dhavanika, Agnidamani, Kantakari, Kuru.
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Classification of Drugs in the Caraka-Saṃhitā < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCXVIII - Various Recipes of fumigation-compounds, etc. < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CCI - Various other medicinal Recipes (continued) < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CCXVII - Various Recipes for the cure of sterility, virile impotency, etc. < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter LII - Symptoms and Treatment of Cough (Kasa) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Chapter XL - Symptoms and treatment of Diarrhea (Atisara) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)