Padmakesara, Padma-kesara, Padmakeshara, Padmakeśara, Padma-keshara: 10 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Vastushastra
2. Ayurveda
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Padmakesara 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 Padmakeśara can be transliterated into English as Padmakesara or Padmakeshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Shodhganga: Temples of Salem region Up to 1336 AD

Padmakesara (पद्मकेसर).—A type of adhiṣṭhāna (‘pedestal’);—Mayamata (verses 14.25-26) and Kāśyapaśilpa (verses 6.41-46) both mention this type of plinth. Mānasāra also mentions this with four sub-varieties all having the same height. The major mouldings of this plinth are upāna, jagati, kumuda, gala and prati. It is said that this type of plinth is ideal for the temple of Śiva (Śambhu) in Mayamata (verse 14.26), but Mānasāra (verse 14.40) states that this type of plinth is suitable for all buildings.

From the description given in the Text, it becomes clear that this plinth is full of delicately carved doucine and fillets decorated with delicate lotus petals. The padmas carved here are thin and delicate like the curly hair (kesara) which in fact brought the name padmakesara for this plinth.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

Padmakesara (पद्मकेसर) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. (stamens)” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning padmakesara] 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).

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Padmakesara (पद्मकेसर) (lit. “the filament of lotus”) is a synonym (another name) for Garuḍa, according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Padmakeśara (पद्मकेशर).—the filament of a lotus.

Derivable forms: padmakeśaraḥ (पद्मकेशरः), padmakeśaram (पद्मकेशरम्).

Padmakeśara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms padma and keśara (केशर).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Padmakeśara (पद्मकेशर).—mn.

(-raḥ-raṃ) The filament of a lotus. E. padma, and keśara the same.

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

Padmakesara (पद्मकेसर):—[=padma-kesara] [from padma] n. the filament of a lotus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Padmakeśara (पद्मकेशर):—[padma-keśara] (raḥ-raṃ) 1. n. Lotus filament.

[Sanskrit to German]

Padmakesara 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Padmakēsara (ಪದ್ಮಕೇಸರ):—[noun] the filament of a lotus flower.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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