The Sanskrit term Kāṣṭhaka can be transliterated into English as Kasthaka or Kashthaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google books: Genesis and Development of Tantra (Shaktism)

Kāṣṭhaka (काष्ठक) refers to a “magic wand” and represents one of the various Siddhis (“supernatural powers”) according to the Siddhayogeśvarīmata: an ancient Sanskrit text devoted to cults of Goddesses as the Vidyāpīṭha or Vidyā Corpus.—Although Vedic rituals were a reliable way for the people of ancient India to fulfill their objectives, Tantric rites too claim to bring about the attainment of wishes. [...] In the Siddhayogeśvarīmata, the objectives of the rites are classified as siddhis [e.g., a siddhi with a magic wand and a bowl (siddhakāṣṭhakamaṇḍalau)]. They belong to the category of supernatural phenomena and seem to be considerably different from the types of wish people expected to gain from the Vedic rituals that still remained within the sphere of everyday life.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Kashthaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Aquilaria agallocha in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aloexylum agallochum Lour. (among others).

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kāṣṭhaka (काष्ठक).—Aloe-wood.

Derivable forms: kāṣṭhakam (काष्ठकम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāṣṭhaka (काष्ठक).—n. (-ka) Aloe wood or agallochum. E. kan added to kāṣṭha wood.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kāṣṭhaka (काष्ठक):—[from kāṣṭha] 1. kāṣṭhaka m. a kind of wheat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [from kāṣṭha] n. aloe wood or Agallochum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [from kāṣṭhā] 2. kāṣṭhaka mfn. relating to kāṣṭhakīya [gana] bilvakādi.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāṣṭhaka (काष्ठक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. Aloe, agallochum.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kashthaka in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kashthakadali, Kashthakalapa, Kashthakara, Kashthakarika, Kashthakarma.

Ends with: Annakashthaka, Dantakashthaka, Putikashthaka, Sukashthaka, Varakashthaka.

Full-text: Putikashthaka, Kapaterikam, Dantakashthaka, Sukashthaka, Kashthika, Kacchaka, Magic wand, Bahika.

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