Koshataki, Kosātakī, Kośātakī: 14 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kośātakī can be transliterated into English as Kosataki or Koshataki, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
Koṣātakī (कोषातकी) is a Sanskrit word referring to “luffa”, a fruit from the Cucurbitaceae (gourd) family of plants, and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā. The official botanical name is Luffa acutangula and is commonly referred to in English as “Chinese okra”, “dish cloth gourd” or “strainer vine”, among many other nicknames.
This plant (Koṣātakī) is also mentioned as a medicine used for the treatment of all major fevers, as described in the Jvaracikitsā (or “the treatment of fever”) which forms the first chapter of the Sanskrit work called Mādhavacikitsā. In this work, the plant is called Kṛtavedhana.
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Kośātakī (कोशातकी) is the Sanskrit name for a medicinal plant identified with Luffa acutangula (angled luffa or ribbed sponge gourd) from the Cucurbitaceae or “gourd family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.48-49 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Kośātakī is commonly known in Hindi as Taroī; in Marathi as Dodaka or Sirolā; in Gujarati as Turiā; in Telugu as Burkai or Vīra; in Tamil as Pirkankai or Miku; in Bengali as Jhīṅgā; and in Kannada as Kaduhire or Hirekāī.
Kośātakī is mentioned as having eight synonyms: Kṛtacchidrā, Jālinī, Kṛtavedhanā, Kṣveḍā, Sutiktā, Ghaṇṭālī and Mṛdaṅgaphalinī.
Properties and characteristics: “This [Kośātakī] is pungent, cold and slightly astringent. It alleviates all the three doṣas [viz., kapha, pitta, vāta] and clears away the mala and tympanitis (ādhmāna)”.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Kośātakī (कोशातकी) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Luffa acutangula (Linn.) 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 and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes.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 kośātakī] 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).
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Kośātakī (कोशातकी) refers to an herbal ingredient which 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, which represents the Ayurvedic study on 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.34)—“Collyrium made out of a mixture of boiled juice of Śiriṣa and Nimba (Neem), powdered Vega, Kośātakī fruit, Aśvāri, latex of yellow Arka mixed with a calf’s urine is an antidote to poison”.
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Kośātakī (कोशातकी) refers to a type of plant (used in a mixture that is applied to the elephant goad), 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 12, “On the qualities of elephant drivers, etc.”]: “[While describing the origin and application of the Aṅkuśa or elephant hook]—23. A powder made of the kośātakī (plant), kṣāra (caustic alkali, or sugar?), the three spices, yellow arsenic, white mustard, and (nuts of) Semecarpus anacardium, mixed with the kind of salt called ‘pungent’ and the fruit of Embelia ribes,—when this is smeared on the hook, they declare that it controls an elephant”.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Kośātakī (कोशातकी) is a city located in the interior corner of the Sumeru mountain, in the world of the Vidyādharas, according to the eighth Ucchvāsa of the Udayasundarīkathā. The king of Kosātakī is Tārākiriṭa.
The Udayasundarīkathā is a Sanskrit epic tale written by Soḍḍhala in the early 11th century, revolving around the Nāga princess Udayasundarī and Malayavāhana (king of Pratiṣṭhāna).
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Kośātaki (कोशातकि) refers to a type of vegetables fit for use in oblation offerings, according to verse 25.121b-125 of the Īśvarasaṃhitā.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
kosātakī : (f.) a creeper the fruit of which is eaten; Luffa acutangula.
Kosātakī, (f.) (cp. Sk. kośītakī) a kind of creeper Vv 474; Vism. 256, 260, 359; VvA. 200;—bīja the seed of the k. A. I, 32=V. 212. (Page 230)
kosātakī (ကောသာတကီ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[kosa+ata+ṇvu+ī．thoma．]
[ကောသ+အတ+ဏွု+ဤ။ ထောမ။]
[Pali to Burmese]
kosātakī—
(Burmese text): သပွတ်ခါး။
(Auto-Translation): Thaungkhakha.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Kośātakī (कोशातकी).—Name of a tree (paṭoli); Śiśupālavadha 12.37.
1) Kośātakī (कोशातकी):—[from kośātaka] f. (gaṇas gaurādi and harītaky-ādi), Name of a plant and of its fruit (Trichosanthes dioeca, or Luffa acutangula, or Luffa pentandra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]), [Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Caraka; Suśruta] (cf. mahā-k)
2) [v.s. ...] a moonlight night, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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
Kōśātaki (ಕೋಶಾತಕಿ):—
1) [noun] the creeper Trichosanthes dioca of Cucurbitaceae family.
2) [noun] its gourd; wild snake-gourd.
3) [noun] the vine Luffa acutangula of Cucurbitaceae family.
4) [noun] its, acute angled gourd.
5) [noun] the vine Luffa cylindrica ( = L. aegyptiaca, = L. pentandra) of Cucurbitaceae family.
6) [noun] its fruit; smooth luffa.
7) [noun] the plant Ricinus communis of Euphorbiaceae family; castor plant.
8) [noun] its oil yielding seed.
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 (+0): I, Koca, Kosha, Ata.
Starts with (+0): Koshatakibija, Koshatakicurna, Koshatakin, Koshatakiphala, Koshatakirasa.
Full-text (+96): Koshatakiphala, Koshatakibija, Mahakoshataki, Brihatkoshataki, Gramyakoshataki, Hastikoshataki, Mahakosatakikosaka, Kosatakikosaka, Kosatakipuppha, Rajakoshataki, Pishacakoshataki, Raktakoshataki, Jalini, Koshatakicurna, Sutikta, Jyotsnika, Koshatakirasa, Mridangaphalini, Ghantali, Kritavedhana.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 6 - The Pharmaceutics of Bitter Luffa (kritavedhana-kalpa) < [Kalpasthana (Kalpa Sthana) — Section on Pharmaceutics]
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
Astanga Sangraha, Kalpasthana IV: Translation and Notes < [Volume 5 (1997)]
Kokkoka’s Ratirahasya translation (Part 3) < [Volume 5 (1997)]
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Chapter 297 - The remedial mantra that would remove poison (viṣa-hṛnmantra)
Sankhayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
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