Netrakosha, Netrakoṣa, Netra-kosha: 6 definitions
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Netrakosha 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 Netrakoṣa can be transliterated into English as Netrakosa or Netrakosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Netrakośa (नेत्रकोश):—[netrakośaḥ] Palpebrae, Lids. Related to eye lids
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Netrakoṣa (नेत्रकोष).—
1) the eye-ball.
2) the bud of a flower.
Derivable forms: netrakoṣaḥ (नेत्रकोषः).
Netrakoṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms netra and koṣa (कोष).
Netrakośa (नेत्रकोश):—[=netra-kośa] [from netra > netavya] m. the eyeball or the bud of a flower, [Rāmāyaṇa] (also written -koṣa).
Netrakoṣa (नेत्रकोष):—(netra + koṣa) m. Blumenknospe, Augapfel: padmānyaśokapuṣpāṇi sītāyā netrakoṣābhyāṃ sadṛśānīva [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 79, 28.]
Netrakośa (नेत्रकोश):—m. Augafel.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Netrakoṣa (नेत्रकोष):—n. corner on both ends of the eyelid;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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