Masurika, Masūrikā: 13 definitions
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Masurika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Masūrikā (मसूरिका) refers to “small pox” and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning masūrikā] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Masūrikā (मसूरिका) or Masūrikācikitsā refers to one of the topics discussed in the Madhumatī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Madhumatī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 ślokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term—Masūrikā-cikitsā in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—atha masūrikācikitsā.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Masūrikā (मसूरिका) is another word for Masūra (Lens culinaris “lentil”) according to the Bhāvaprakāśa, which is a 16th century medicinal thesaurus authored by Bhāvamiśra. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature.
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)
Masurika in India is the name of a plant defined with Lens culinaris in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cicer lens Willd. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Atoll Res. Bull. (1983)
· Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici (1794)
· A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1980)
· Species Plantarum.
· Vorlesungen der Churpfälzischen physicalisch-öconomischen Gesellschaft (1787)
· New Zealand Journal of Botany (1980)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Masurika, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
masūrikā (मसूरिका) [or मसूरी, masūrī].—f S pop. masuṛyādēvī f pl A variety of the small pox. The pocks resemble the pulse masūra.
masūrikā (मसूरिका).—f A variety of the small- pox.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Masūrikā (मसूरिका).—
1) A kind of small-pox (erection of small pustules).
2) A mosquito-curtain.
3) A procuress, bawd.
Masūrikā (मसूरिका).—f.
(-kā) 1. A bawd, a procuress. 2. Small pox. 3. A musquitocurtain. E. masūrā a whore, aff. kan, fem. form.
Masūrikā (मसूरिका).—i. e. masūra + ka, f. A procuress.
1) Masūrikā (मसूरिका):—[from masūraka > masura] f. lentil, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] eruption of lentil-shaped pustules, smallpox, [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] a mosquito-curtain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a procuress, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Masūrikā (मसूरिका):—(kā) 1. f. A bawd; small. pox.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Masūrikā (मसूरिका):—(nf) measles.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Masūrika (ಮಸೂರಿಕ):—[noun] = ಮಸೂರು [masuru].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Macurikai, Macurikam, Masurikacikitsa.
Full-text: Masurikacikitsa, Macurikam, Vaicuri, Macucikam, Macurikai, Komacurikai, Masuraka, Vinda, Masura.
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Search found 22 books and stories containing Masurika, Masūrikā, Masūrika; (plurals include: Masurikas, Masūrikās, Masūrikas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 251 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 56 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 881 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Rasendrasāra Saṅgraha (Āyurveda book) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Yogaratnākara (Āyurveda book) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Samhita based clinical practice-case study on masurika < [2023: Volume 12, March issue 4]
Kshudraroga-a critical understanding < [2022: Volume 11, February issue 2]
Study on Ayurvedic treatments for post-chickenpox pigmentation. < [2021: Volume 10, January issue 1]
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CLXXVIII - The Nidanam of Variola < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CLIX - The Nidanam of diseases of the Urinary organs (Pramehas) < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 94 - Restraints during the Kārtika Vow < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 21 - Restrictions While Observing the Kārtika Vow < [Section 4 - Brahma-khaṇḍa (Section on Brahman)]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
An Ayurvedic approach in Monkey Pox - A Review < [Vol. 8 No. 11 (2023)]
Conceptual Study on Prameha Pidakas w.s.r. to Skin Lesions In Diabetes < [Vol. 2 No. 04 (2017)]
Role of Dashanga Lepa in Prameha Pidika < [Vol. 9 No. 8 (2024)]
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