Kshutkari, Kṣutkārī: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Kshutkari 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.
The Sanskrit term Kṣutkārī can be transliterated into English as Ksutkari or Kshutkari, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraKṣutkārī (क्षुत्कारी):—One of the sixty-eight Siddhauṣadhi, as per Rasaśāstra texts (rasa literature). These drugs give siddhi (success) in mercurial operations. Even so, they are more powerful than rasa (mercury) itself. These may perform all the kāryas (‘effects’) and grant dehasiddhi (‘perfection of body’) and lohasiddhi (‘transmutation of base metals’) both.
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)Ksutkari in India is the name of a plant defined with Centipeda minima in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Artemisia sternutatoria Roxb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus (1786)
· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Linnaea (1831)
· Botanical Magazine, or ‘Flower-Garden Displayed’ (Tokyo) (1910)
· Compositae Indicae (1876)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ksutkari, for example diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣutkarī (क्षुत्करी).—f. (-rī) Black-mustard. E. kṣut sneezing, karī making.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣutkarī (क्षुत्करी):—[=kṣut-karī] [from kṣut > kṣu] f. idem (commonly kaṅkālikā), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣutkarī (क्षुत्करी):—[kṣutka-rī] (rī) 3. f. Idem.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kshudh, Karin, Ri.
Full-text: Bhujamgaghatini, Siddhaushadhi.
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