Kuverakshi, Kuverākṣī, Kuvera-akshi: 6 definitions

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Kuverakshi 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 Kuverākṣī can be transliterated into English as Kuveraksi or Kuverakshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstra

Kuverākṣī (कुवेराक्षी):—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.

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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»] — Kuverakshi in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kuverākṣī (कुवेराक्षी).—Name of a plant (Mar. sāgaragoṭī).

Kuverākṣī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kuvera and akṣī (अक्षी). See also (synonyms): kuberākṣī.

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

Kuverākṣī (कुवेराक्षी).—f. (-kṣī) The trumpet flower, (Bignonia suave olens.) E. kuvera, and akṣi the eye.

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

Kuverākṣī (कुवेराक्षी):—[kuverā+kṣī] (kṣī) 3. f. The turmpet flower (Bignonia suave-olens).

[Sanskrit to German]

Kuverakshi 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»] — Kuverakshi in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kuvērākṣi (ಕುವೇರಾಕ್ಷಿ):—

1) [noun] the plant Stereospermum suaveolens ( = Bignonia suaveolens) of Bignoniaceae family.

2) [noun] its flower; trumpet flower.

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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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