Kasisa, Kāsīsa, Kashisha: 16 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Vastushastra
Biology
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2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
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Kasisa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Kashish.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstra

Kāsīsa (गैरिक, “green vitrol”):—One of the eight uparasa (‘secondary minerals’), a group of eight minerals, according to the Rasaprakāśasudhākara: a 13th century Sanskrit book on Indian alchemy, or, Rasaśāstra. Green vitriol is the common name for Iron sulfate, which is a Blue-green crystalline salt of divalent iron. It is also known by the synonym Khecara.

There are two known varieties of Kāsīsa (‘green vitriol’):

Bālukākāsīsa
and Puṣpakāsīsa

Source: archive.org: Rasa-Jala-Nidhi: Or Ocean of indian chemistry and alchemy

Kasisa refers to “sulphate of iron”.—It is of three different kinds, viz, dhatu-kasisa or valuka-kasisa, puspa-kasisa or padma-kasisa, and kasisa-proper. The first variety is of ash colour, the second of yellowish colour, and the third of green colour. (see Bhudeb Mookerji and his Rasajalanidhi)

Source: Indian Journal of History of Science: Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara, chapter 6

Kāsīsa (ferrous sulphate) has two varieties,

Bālukākāsīsa,
Puṣpakāsīsa.

It destroys pāṇḍu, yakṣmā, plihodara, gulma, guda-śula and all type of mūtrakṛcchras. If it is used as per the method of rasāyana destroys all the rogas, stimulates all the agnis, checks wrinkles and greying of hairs and all the disease caused by āmājīrṇa are cured by its use certainly.

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Kāśīśa (काशीश) refers to “Ferri sulphas” (Ferric sulphate?), which is used in a recipe for manipulating the colour of fruits, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “Trees watered after being sprinkled at the root with the mixture of Indigofera tinctoria, Curcuma longa, Symplocos racemosa, Emblica officinalis, Terminalia arjuna and Terminalia chebula, Sesamum indicum, Pterocarpus marsupium, Ferri sulphas (kāśīśa) and Glycyrrhiza glabra—all powdered together produce fruits of golden colour”.

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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.

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and Rauravāgama

Kāsīsa (कासीस) refers to “ferrous sulphate (used as a colorant) § 2.10.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kasisa in East Africa is the name of a plant defined with Trema orientalis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sponia argentea Planchon (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1796)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1883)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1985)
· Age, Prayer and Politics in Tiriki, Kenya. (1966)
· Voyage Autour du Monde (1829)
· Botanical Magazine (1990)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kasisa, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, have a look at these references.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kāsīsa (कासीस).—n S Green vitriol, green sulphate of iron.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kāsīsa (कासीस).—Green vitriol, green sulphate of iron; (Mar. hirākasa). कासीसकटुरोहिण्योर्जातिकन्दहरिद्रयोः (kāsīsakaṭurohiṇyorjātikandaharidrayoḥ) Suśr.

Derivable forms: kāsīsam (कासीसम्).

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

Kāśīśa (काशीश).—m.

(-śaḥ) 1. Siva. 2. Divodasa, or any king of Beuares. n.

(-śaṃ) Sulphate of iron. E. kāśī and īśa lord.

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Kāsīsa (कासीस).—n.

(-saṃ) Green vitriol, green sulphate of iron. E. kās to go, īsaṇ aff.

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

Kāsīsa (कासीस).—n. Green vitriol, [Suśruta] 1, 132, 17.

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

1) Kāśīśa (काशीश):—[from kāśi > kāś] m. ‘the lord of the Kāśis’, Name of Divo-dāsa, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] n. wrongly spelt for kāsīsa q.v.

4) Kāsīsa (कासीस):—n. green vitriol, green sulphate of iron, [Caraka; Suśruta]

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

1) Kāśīśa (काशीश):—[kāśī-śa] (śaḥ) 1. m. Betel-nut tree.

2) Kāsīsa (कासीस):—(saṃ) 1. n. Green vitriol.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kasisa 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kaśiśa (कशिश) [Also spelled kashish]:—(nf) attraction.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kāsīsa (ಕಾಸೀಸ):—[noun] a green, crystalline compound, FeSO47H2O, used in dyeing, the making of ink, etc.; copperas.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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