Katvanga, Katu-anga, Katvamga, Kaṭvāṅga, Kaṭvaṅga: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Katvanga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Kaṭvāṅga (कट्वाङ्ग, “skull-club”) refers to one of the several “attributes” (āyudha) or “accessories” of a detiy commonly seen depicted in Hindu iconography, defined according to texts dealing with śilpa (arts and crafs), known as śilpaśāstras.—Kaṭvāṅga is a curious sort of club, made up of the bone of the forearm or the leg, to the end of which a human skull is attached.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Kaṭvaṅga (कट्वङ्ग) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Ailanthus excelsa Roxb.” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning kaṭvaṅga] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Katvanga in India is the name of a plant defined with Ailanthus excelsa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pongelion wightii van Tiegh. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Katvanga, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, 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
Kaṭvaṅga (कट्वङ्ग).—
1) the श्योनाक (śyonāka) tree (Mar. ṭeṭṛ).
2) Name of the king Dilīpa.
Derivable forms: kaṭvaṅgaḥ (कट्वङ्गः).
Kaṭvaṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kaṭu and aṅga (अङ्ग).
Kaṭvaṅga (कट्वङ्ग).—m.
(-ṅgaḥ) 1. A plant, (Bignonia Indica.) 2. A name of Dilipa a king of Ayodhya. E. kaṭu pungent, &c. aṅga bark, body, &c.
Kaṭvaṅga (कट्वङ्ग).—[masculine] names of trees.
Kaṭvāṅga (कट्वाङ्ग):—a wrong reading for khaṭvāṅga q.v., [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] ([edition] Burnouf).
Kaṭvaṅga (कट्वङ्ग):—(ṅgaḥ) 1. m. A plant (Bignonia Indica); King Dilīpa.
Kaṭvaṅga (कट्वङ्ग):—(kaṭu + aṅga) m.
1) Name eines Baumes, Calosanthes indica Bl., [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 2, 37.] [Suśruta 1, 141, 9. 2, 78, 21. 435, 5. 539, 14.] —
2) ein Beiname Dilīpa’s [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 3.]
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Kaṭvāṅga (कट्वाङ्ग):—[Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 19, 20. 9, 9, 41. 10, 1] Druckfehler für khaṭvāṅga .
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Kaṭvāṅga (कट्वाङ्ग):—, die ed. Bomb. überall richtig khaṭvāṅga .
Kaṭvaṅga (कट्वङ्ग):—m. —
1) Calosanthes indica ; n. die Frucht [Carakasaṃhitā 1,25.] —
2) Beiname Dilīpa’s [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9,9,41.10,1.] khāṭvāṅga [Bhāgavatapurāṇa .ed.Bomb.]
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Kaṭvāṅga (कट्वाङ्ग):—fehlerhaft für khaṭvāṅga.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Kaṭvaṃga (ಕಟ್ವಂಗ):—[noun] the tree Calosanthes indica.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Anga, Anka, Katu, Kattu.
Starts with: Katvanga-phalam, Katvangah.
Full-text: Katvangah, Katvanga-phalam, Ambashthadi, Aralu, Khatvanga.
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