Netrakosha, Netrakoṣa, Netra-kosha: 5 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)

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Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Netrakośa (नेत्रकोश):—[netrakośaḥ] Palpebrae, Lids. Related to eye lids

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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»] — Netrakosha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English 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).

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

Netrakośa (नेत्रकोश):—[=netra-kośa] [from netra > netavya] m. the eyeball or the bud of a flower, [Rāmāyaṇa] (also written -koṣa).

[Sanskrit to German]

Netrakosha 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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