Mustaka, Mustakā: 9 definitions
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Mustaka 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMustaka (मुस्तक) or Mustakā (मुस्तका).—See मुस्तः (mustaḥ).
Derivable forms: mustakaḥ (मुस्तकः), mustakam (मुस्तकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMustaka (मुस्तक).—mn.
(-kaḥ-kaṃ) 1. A fragrant grass, (Cyperus rotundus.) 2. A sort of poison. E. musta to accumulate, ṇvul aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMustaka (मुस्तक).—[musta + ka], I. m. and n. A fragrant grass, Cyperus rotundus. Ii. n. A sort of poison.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMustaka (मुस्तक).—[masculine] [neuter], ā [feminine] the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mustaka (मुस्तक):—[from must] mfn. = musta, Cyperus Rotundus, [Varāha-mihira; Suśruta; Bhāvaprakāśa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] vegetable poison, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMustaka (मुस्तक):—[(kaḥ-kaṃ)] 1. m. n. A fragrant grass; a sort of poison.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMustaka (ಮುಸ್ತಕ):—
1) [noun] = ಮುಸ್ತ [musta].
2) [noun] a kind of vegetable poison.
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: Mustakabila, Mustakamda.
Ends with: Bhadramustaka, Kaivartamustaka, Kaivartimustaka, Kaivarttamustaka, Kaivarttimustaka, Nagaramustaka, Sugandhimustaka.
Full-text (+13): Bhadramustaka, Kaivarttimustaka, Bhadramusta, Ambhoda, Kaivarttamustaka, Kaivartimustaka, Nagaramustaka, Bhadragandhika, Motha, Kaivartamustaka, Sugandhimustaka, Arnoda, Mahapancavisha, Musta, Dhumayoni, Ambhodhara, Toyadhara, Ambubhrit, Ambuvahin, Ambudhara.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXCVIII - Various medicinal compounds disclosed by Hari to Hara < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CCXVII - Various Recipes for the cure of sterility, virile impotency, etc. < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CXCV - Medical treatment of female complaints < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.20.12 < [Chapter 20 - The Killing of Pralamba]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 2 - Tuber poison (2): Mustaka < [Chapter XXX - Visha (poisons)]
Part 10 - Semi-poison (10): Nirvisa < [Chapter XXXI - Upavisha (semi-poisons)]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Treatment for fever (68): Vishva-palaka rasa < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 5: Kalpasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 11 - Mercurial operations (9): Rehabilitation of Mercury (anubasana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]
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