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

Lapsikā (लप्सिका) is the name of “wheat dish” having Samita as its base ingredient, as described in 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.

(Ingredients of Lapsikā): samita, ghee, water, sugar, cardamom and pepper. (Cooking instructions): Fry the samita in ghee. Add water along with sugar to it. When the mixture is solidified, cardamom and pepper are added to it. This sweet preparation is known as lapsikā. It can be compared with kesari, a popular south Indian sweet dish.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Lapsikā (लप्सिका).—A kind of prepared food (Mar. lāpaśī); लप्सिका बृंहणी वृष्या बल्या पित्तानिलापहा (lapsikā bṛṃhaṇī vṛṣyā balyā pittānilāpahā) Bhāva P.

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

Lapsikā (लप्सिका):—f. Name of a kind of prepared food, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Lapsika 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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Full-text: Ghanikar, Kaiyadevanighantu.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Lapsika, Lapsikā; (plurals include: Lapsikas, Lapsikās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine

A review on Priya Nighantu < [Volume 12, issue 8 (2024)]

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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Food processing techniques in bhavprakash nighantu and their current relevance < [2023: Volume 12, October special issue 18]

Review aahardravya vargas for balya, bruhan, and milk alternatives. < [2024: Volume 13, January special issue 2]

Review of Aahardravya in Ashtanghridaya for Ksheerannada children. < [2024: Volume 13, January issue 1]

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International Ayurvedic Medical Journal

Concept of pathya aahara in vataj unmada < [2022, Issue 08 August]

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