Padmakanana, Padmakānana, Padma-kanana: 1 definition
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Padmakanana 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient IndiaPadmakānana (पद्मकानन) refers to a “forest of Nelumbo nucifera”, which was created using certain bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “[...] The same (i.e the seed of Nymphaea caerulea) if wrapped in python’s skin, sown in a land full of mud stinking with rotten lotus seeds and then nourished with flesh water grows into a forest of Nelumbo nucifera [e.g., Padmakānana]”.
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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