Katutraya, Kaṭutraya, Katu-traya: 8 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Katutraya 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 Chikitsa

Kaṭutraya (कटुत्रय) (or Kaṭukatraya, Trikaṭu) refers to “long pepper, pepper and ginger” and is included in a (snake) poison antidote recipe, according to 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 (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—In the Añjana or Collyrium segment of the eighth Adhyāya, Kāśyapa prescribes eight types of permutation and combination of herbs that effectively arrest poison. According to Kāśyapasaṃhitā (verse VIII.33)—“Juice of Tulasi (Basil) filtered in a cloth and mixed with sap of Karañja, Kaṭutraya or long pepper, pepper and ginger, two types of Niśā serves as an ointment”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kaṭutraya (कटुत्रय).—a compound substance of ginger, black and long pepper.

Derivable forms: kaṭutrayam (कटुत्रयम्).

Kaṭutraya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kaṭu and traya (त्रय).

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

Kaṭutraya (कटुत्रय).—n.

(-yaṃ) The aggregate of three spices, ginger, and long and black pepper E. kaṭu, and traya three.

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

Kaṭutraya (कटुत्रय):—[=kaṭu-traya] [from kaṭu > kaṭ] n. an aggregate of three pungent substances or spices (as ginger, black and long pepper), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Kaṭutraya (कटुत्रय):—[kaṭu-traya] (yaṃ) 1. n. Ginger, long pepper, and black pepper.

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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.