Kashtam, Kaṣṭam, Kāṣṭam: 3 definitions
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Kashtam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology, Tamil. 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kashtam in India is the name of a plant defined with Saussurea costus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aucklandia lappa Decne. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Iconographia Cormophytorum Sinicorum (6700)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of (1845)
· Botanicheskii Zhurnal (1964)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Phytomedicine (2002)
· Archives de Botanique (1833)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kashtam, for example chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṣṭam (कष्टम्):—[from kaṣṭa] ind. an exclamation of grief or sorrow
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKaṣṭam (கஷ்டம்) noun < kaṣṭa. Difficulty, trouble; வருத்தம். [varutham.]
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Kāṣṭam (காஷ்டம்) noun < kāṣṭha.
1. Wood; கட்டை. [kattai.]
2. Firewood for cremation; ஈமவிறகு. [imaviragu.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kashtamadu, Kashtamatula, Kashtambadu, Kashtamsha, Kashtamuni, Kashtamunikathanaka.
Full-text: Sakashtam, Tantakashtam, Kashta, Dhik, Hakashtashabda, Vilay, Mutakkati, Kashti, Muttuttoyvu, Pirayacam, Nirppantam, Tuyaram, Melivu, Varuttam, Ha, Hi, Vanti, Vali.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.136 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.63 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Verse 3.14.60 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.14.23 < [Chapter 14 - The Meeting of King Nanda and Uddhava]
Verse 5.17.36 < [Chapter 17 - The Gopis Describe Their Remembrance of Sri Krsna]
Shringara-manjari Katha (translation and notes) (by Kumari Kalpalata K. Munshi)
Section 7.2 - dvitiya vikramasimha-kathanika < [Sanskrit text]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)