Khaskhasa: 8 definitions
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Khaskhasa 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuKhaskhasa (खस्खस) is the Sanskrit name for a medicinal plant identified with Papaver somniferum Linn. (or ‘opium poppy’) from the Papaveraceae or “poppy” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.163 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Khaskhasa is commonly known in Hindi as Ahiphen, Afīm or Post; in Bengali as Terbriksa; in Marathi as Afū; in Gujarati as Dodāvā or Afīnā; in Telugu as Gāsālū; and in Kannada as Afīm. Note: Khaskhas is actually known for the seeds of Papaver somniferum, which is less toxic then opium itself, because the fibre content is much more in it that the active principles.
Khaskhasa is mentioned as having three synonyms: Sūkṣmabīja, Subīja and Sūkṣmataṇḍula.
Properties and characteristics: “Khaskhasa, after digestion, emerges as sweet. It bestows strength, potency and lustre to the body”.
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)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Khaskhasa in India is the name of a plant defined with Papaver somniferum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Papaver somniferum var. hortense (Hussenot) Rouy & Foucaud (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKhaskhasa (खस्खस).—Poppy.
Derivable forms: khaskhasaḥ (खस्खसः).
See also (synonyms): khākhasa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaskhasa (खस्खस).—m.
(-saḥ) The poppy.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaskhasa (खस्खस):—m. (= khasa-tila) poppy, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaskhasa (खस्खस):—(saḥ) 1. m. The poppy.
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Khaskhasarasa, Khaskhasasara.
Full-text: Khakhasa, Khaskhasarasa, Khasatila, Khaskhasasara, Khakhasatila, Subija, Sukshmabija, Sukshmatandula, Khaskhas, Aphina, Aphu, Dodava, Afim, Ahiphen, Post, Terbriksa, Gasalu, Shasha.
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