Kshaireya, Kṣaireya: 6 definitions

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Kshaireya 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.

The Sanskrit term Kṣaireya can be transliterated into English as Ksaireya or Kshaireya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«previous next»] — Kshaireya in Ayurveda glossary

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Kṣaireya (क्षैरेय) refers to “pāyasa” according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—The dravyaguṇāguṇa section contains the discussions on different food articles and their dietetic effects according to the prominent Ayurvedic treatises. The Kṣaireya foodstuff is mutually incompatible (viruddhāhāra) with the following: barley flour which is shaken well after adding water (mantha) and yellow mushroom (hāridra) with mustard oil.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Kṣaireya (क्षैरेय).—a. (- f.) [क्षीरे संस्कृतं ढञ् (kṣīre saṃskṛtaṃ ḍhañ)] Milky.

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

Kṣaireya (क्षैरेय):—[from kṣairakalambhi] mf(ī)n. prepared with milk, milky, [Pāṇini 4-2, 20]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kshaireya in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kshaireya in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kṣairēya (ಕ್ಷೈರೇಯ):—[adjective] made of, cooked in or with, milk.

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Kṣairēya (ಕ್ಷೈರೇಯ):—[noun] any food made of, cooked in or with, milk.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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