Karttikamasa, Kartika-masa, Kārtikamāsa, Kartikamasa, Karttika-masa, Kārttikamāsa: 1 definition
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Karttikamasa 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)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaKārtikamāsa (कार्तिकमास) refers to the “month of Kārtikā”, as taught in the Nāgajanman (“birth of the Snakes”) section of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidyā).—Those snakes born in the months of Kārtikā [i.e., kārtikamāsa], Mṛgaśīrṣa and Pauṣa are respectively idle, powerful and longest and extremely poisonous.
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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Partial matches: Karttika, Masha.
Starts with: Karttikamasavrata.
Full-text: Yamadamshtrakala.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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