Kinjalka, Kimjalka, Kiñjalka: 14 definitions
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Kinjalka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Kiñjalka (किञ्जल्क) refers to the “filament” (of a lotus), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 9, “on kinds of must”]: “12. With honey-colored nails, tusks, and eyes, skin like a dark cloud, red corners of the eyes, lotus-filament spots (on the skin) (padma-kiñjalka-bindu), quarreling with other elephants, with sporting in dust and water the handsome elephant king becomes ‘temple-filled’ (in the first stage of must)”.
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Kiñjalka (किञ्जल्क) (=kiñjala) refers to the “anthers (which contain pollen grains)” of a Puṣpa (“flower”); and represents a technical term related to the morphology branch of “plant science”, which ultimately involves the study of life history of plants, including its origin and development, their external and internal structures and the relation of the members of the plant body with one another.—The vṛkṣāṅga-sūtrīya-adhyāya, i.e., the chapter of the bījotpatti-kāṇḍa of Parāśara’s Vṛkṣāyurveda deals with various parts of plants. [...] Puṣpa is so called as it promotes virtue by eliminating sins and ugliness and fulfils desires immensely. [...] At the top of the filament in androecium are the anthers which contain pollen grains (parāga or kiñjala). In gynoecium, ovules are contained in ovary and stay waiting to unite with pollen which comes through the opening in stigma and reaches there through the tube in style.—In other words: The kiñjalka or the Anther is fixed on the top of the Stamen (keśara), containing the pollen grains (parāga) inside. Anthers (kiñjalka) may be inserted on the Stamens (filaments) in two ways, viz. prāntasandhita and pṛṣṭhasandhita. In the former the Anther is attached to the filament at one end. In the latter, the filament is attached at a point on back of the Anther.
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)
Kinjalka in India is the name of a plant defined with Saussurea costus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aplotaxis lappa Decaisne (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of (1845)
· Iconographia Cormophytorum Sinicorum (6700)
· Archives de Botanique (1833)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1841)
· CIS Chromosome Inform. Serv. (1993)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kinjalka, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
kiñjalka (किंजल्क).—m S The threads of the stamen or filaments of a flower.
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
Kiñjalka (किञ्जल्क).—The filament or blossom of a lotus or any other plant; आकर्षद्भिः पद्मकिञ्ज- ल्कगन्धान् (ākarṣadbhiḥ padmakiñja- lkagandhān) Uttararāmacarita 3.2; R.15.52.
Derivable forms: kiñjalkaḥ (किञ्जल्कः).
See also (synonyms): kiñja, kiñjala.
Kiñjalka (किञ्जल्क).—m.
(-lkaḥ) The filament of a lotus, great numbers of which surround the pericarp. n.
(-lkaṃ) The flower of the Mesua ferrea. E. kiñcit somewhat, jak to hide or cover, ka affix, and the form irr.
Kiñjalka (किञ्जल्क).—m. A filament, especially of the lotus, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 15, 43; 2, 2, 9; Mahābhārata 3, 12880.
Kiñjalka (किञ्जल्क).—[substantive] filament or blossom, [especially] of the lotus.
1) Kiñjalka (किञ्जल्क):—[from kiñjala] mn. (or kiṃ-j; [gana] kiṃśukādi) the filament of a plant (especially of a lotus), [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] n. the flower of Mesua ferrea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Kiñjalka (किञ्जल्क):—[kiñja+lka] (lkaḥ) 1. m. Idem. n. Flower of the Messua ferrea.
Kiñjalka (किञ्जल्क):—
1) m. Staubfaden, insbes. der Lotusblüthe [Amarakoṣa 1, 2, 3, 42. 3, 4, 18, 123.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1166.] kecitkiñjalkasaṃkāśāḥ (payodharāḥ) [Mahābhārata 3, 12880.] hemakiñjalkavarṇa [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 44, 88.] [Viśvāmitra’s Kampf 4, 21.] padma [Mahābhārata 1, 981. 3, 11581.] [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 2, 18. 75, 16.] [Raghuvaṃśa 15, 52.] [Vetālapañcaviṃśati 6, 6.] utpala [Suśruta 2, 335, 16, 339, 6.] aravinda [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 15, 43.] kadamba [2, 2, 9.] hiraṇyasraja ṛtvijo yājayeyurvrajakiñjalkā śatapuṣkarā hotuḥ [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 9, 9.] —
2) n. die Blüthe der Mesua ferrea [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Kiñjalka (किञ्जल्क):—
1) [?Z. 1 lies Manu’s Gesetzbuch Nalopākhyāna Stenzler Manu’s Gesetzbuch; Z. 6] lies yurvajrakiñjalkā .
Kiñjalka (किञ्जल्क):——
1) (*m. *n.) Staubfäden , insbes. einer Lotusblüthe. —
2) n. die Blüthe der Mesua ferrea [Rājan 6,178.LA.5,4.]
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
Kiṃjalka (ಕಿಂಜಲ್ಕ):—[noun] the stalk of a stamen bearing the anther in flowers, such as lotus; the filament.
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Kiṃjaḷka (ಕಿಂಜಳ್ಕ):—[noun] = ಕಿಂಜಲ್ಕ [kimjalka].
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)
Starts with: Kinjalkabindu.
Full-text (+14): Nagakinjalka, Hemakinjalka, Kinjala, Kinja, Hemakimjalka, Nagakimjalka, Kinjalkin, Jalka, Kinjalkabindu, Padmakinjalka, Kainjalka, Anther, Hua rui, Prantasandhita, Prishthasandhita, Ghotamukha, Kinjakkha, Pranta, Paraga, Prishtha.
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