Krauncadana, Krauñcādana, Kraunca-adana: 7 definitions

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Krauncadana 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Kraunchadana.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«previous next»] — Krauncadana in Ayurveda glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Krauñcādana (क्रौञ्चादन) is a Sanskrit word possibly referring to Nymphaea nouchali (blue water lily), a plant species in the Nymphaeaceae family. Certain plant parts of Tarūṭa are eaten as a vegetable (śāka), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The plant is therefore part of the Śākavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of vegetables/pot-herbs”. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant.

Properties according to Caraka-saṃhitā: Krauñcādana is heavy, distending and cold.

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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

[«previous next»] — Krauncadana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Krauñcādana (क्रौञ्चादन).—the fibres of the stalk of a lotus.

- the seed of lotus.

Derivable forms: krauñcādanam (क्रौञ्चादनम्).

Krauñcādana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms krauñca and adana (अदन).

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

Krauñcādāna (क्रौञ्चादान).—m.

(-naḥ) 1. Long pepper. 2. The fibres of the stalk of the lotus. 3. An esculent root, commonly Ghenchu. 4. An acquatic plant, commonly Chinchata. E. krauñca the heron, and adana eating.

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

1) Krauñcādana (क्रौञ्चादन):—[from krauñca] n. ‘curlew’s food’, the fibres of the stalk of the lotus, [Caraka i, 27]

2) [v.s. ...] the plant Arum orixense, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] long pepper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] another plant (= ciñcoṭaka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Krauñcādana (क्रौञ्चादन):—[krauñcā+dana] (naḥ) 1. m. Long pepper.

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Krauncadana in German

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