Karttikamasa, Kartika-masa, Kārtikamāsa, Kartikamasa, Karttika-masa, Kārttikamāsa: 3 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Kārtikamāsa (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, which represents the Ayurvedic study on 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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Kārtikamāsa (कार्तिकमास) refers to the months “November/December” during which certain vows may be observed, as discussed in chapter 15 (Caryāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—According to the chapter [vrata-anuṣṭhānakrama]: This chapter is divided into sections corresponding to the various months, and in each section the supererogatory activities customary to that month are given. [...] In kārtikamāsa month (November/December), on the twelfth day of the bright fortnight, God is to be celebrated as having awakened from His sleep (3b-7). Also during this period is the kṛttikādīpotsava-festival of lights (8-24). [...]
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Kārttikamāsa (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 迦哩底迦麼洗 [jiā lī dǐ jiā me xǐ]: “(Skt. Kārttika-māsa)”.
2) 迦提月 [jiā tí yuè]: “(Skt. Kārttika-māsa)”.
3) 迦栗底迦月 [jiā lì dǐ jiā yuè]: “(Skt. Kārttika-māsa)”.
4) 迦絺那月 [jiā chī nà yuè]: “Kārttika-māsa”.
Note: kārttikamāsa can be alternatively written as: kārttika-māsa.
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: Karttika, Masha.
Starts with: Karttikamasavrata.
Full-text: Jia chi na yue, Jia ti yue, Jia li di jia yue, Jia li di jia me xi, Yamadamshtrakala, Ca ly de ca ma tien.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
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