Pakva: 19 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Pakva (पक्व) refers to “boiling (water)”, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—The tenth Adhyāya prescribes antidotes for Rājilā snake venom.—According to the Kāśyapasaṃhitā verse X.28b-29a: “The bite victim must be smeared with oil and bathed in water boiled (pakva) to one eigth measure to which have been added, the powder of the bark of Śirīṣa, Mahāgopī, Devī and Nirguṇḍī”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Pakva (पक्व) is a Sanskrit technical term, translating to a “ripe” fruit. It is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Suśruta-saṃhitā and the Caraka-saṃhitā.
At the ripened (pakva) stage, the inflammatory swelling (śopha) has a weak force, becomes reduced in size and whitish-yellow in color, gets wrinkles, becomes sunk on the edges, has a raised part in the middle, mild itching, swelling and so on; a movement of pus (pūya) is perceived by touch just like water in the bladder.
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.
Shaktism
Pakva (पक्व) refers to “cooked food”, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “(The true teacher is dedicated to) truthfulness, ritual purity and cleanliness, compassion, and forbearance; he unites with his wife when it is her season, not out of passion, but for a son for the benefit of (his) clan and lineage. He practices the six magical rites, bathes (regularly) and worships at the three times of day. He avoids the Śūdra and the low caste as well as (accepting food from others), whether cooked [i.e., pakva] or raw. One who is endowed with such qualities is a Brahmin (vipra), not by caste or by virtue of (his) sacred thread (and the like). These are the qualities of a (true) Brahmin. He who possesses them is a (true) teacher. Moreover, he removes error, and he reveals the meaning of the Kula scripture. Previously consecrated, (such a one) should always be made (one’s) teacher”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Shaivism
Pakva (पक्व) refers to “cooked (meat)”, according to the Svacchanda-tantra.—Accordingly, [verse 4.21-27, while describing inauspicious dreams]—“[...] [He dreams of] the destruction of houses, palaces, beds, clothes, and seats; defeat of oneself in battle and theft of ones things. [He] ascends or is amongst donkeys, camels, dogs, jackals, and herons, vultures, and cranes. [He rides on] buffalos, owls, and crows, eats cooked meat (pakva-māṃsa—bhakṣaṇaṃ pakvamāṃsasya), [wears a] red garland, and ointment for the body. [...]”
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
India history and geography
Pakva.—cf. pakva-pura, ‘a brick-built house’, same as Bengali pākā-bād8i. See Ep. Ind., Vol. XXXV, p. 184. Note: pakva is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Pakva (पक्व).—&c. See under पच् (pac).
See also (synonyms): pakti, paktṛ.
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Pakva (पक्व).—a. [pac-kta tasya vaḥ]
1) Cooked, roasted, boiled; as in पक्वान्न (pakvānna).
2) Digested.
3) Baked, burned, annealed (opp. āma); पक्वेष्टकानामाकर्षणम्, आमेष्टकानां छेदनम् (pakveṣṭakānāmākarṣaṇam, āmeṣṭakānāṃ chedanam) Mṛcchakaṭika 3. 12/13.
14) Mature, ripe; पक्वबिम्बाधरोष्ठी (pakvabimbādharoṣṭhī) Meghadūta 82; यथा फलानां पक्वानां नान्यत्र पतनाद् भयम् (yathā phalānāṃ pakvānāṃ nānyatra patanād bhayam) Subhāṣ.
5) Fully developed, come to perfection, perfect, matured as in पक्वधी (pakvadhī); अग्नि- पक्वाशनो वा स्यात् कालपक्वभुगेव वा (agni- pakvāśano vā syāt kālapakvabhugeva vā) Manusmṛti 6.17.
6) Experienced, shrewd.
7) Ripe (as a boil), ready to suppurate.
8) Grey (as hair).
9) Perished, decaying, on the eve of destruction, ripe to meet one's doom; 'पक्वं परिणतेऽपि स्याद्विनाशाभिमुखे त्रिषु (pakvaṃ pariṇate'pi syādvināśābhimukhe triṣu)' Medinī; पक्वापक्वेति सुभृशं वावाश्यन्ते वयांसि च (pakvāpakveti subhṛśaṃ vāvāśyante vayāṃsi ca) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.3.44.
-kvam 1 Cooked food.
2) Ripe corn.
3) The ashes of a burnt corpse.
Pakva (पक्व).—adj. (compare [Boehtlingk and Roth] s.v. 8, [Boehtlingk] s.v. 1, i; more clearly and commonly in this sense Pali pakka), decayed, near destruction, rotten, foul: pakva-gātrā Divyāvadāna 82.11 (= Pali pakkagatta); pakva-kheṭa-piṇḍaṃ Lalitavistara 242.4, a rotten lump of phlegm.
Pakva (पक्व).—mfn.
(-kvaḥ-kvā-kvaṃ) 1. Mature, dressed, matured by nature or by art. 2. Fully matured, on the eve of rottenness or decay. 3. Perfect, come to perfection. 4. Able, shrewd, experienced, mature (as the understanding.) 5. Grey, (the hair.) 6. Digested. 7. Cooked, boiled. 8. Baked, burned. E. pac too cook or ripen, va substituted for kta .
Pakva (पक्व).—i. e. pac + va. It is used as ptcple. of the pf. pass. of pac, f. vā. 1. Cooked, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 223. 2. Baked (as a brick, a pot), [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 197. 3. Mature, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 144. 4. Grey (as hair), [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] Anth. 80, 17. 5. Accomplished, perfect. 6. On the eve of decay, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 28, 38.
Pakva (पक्व).—[adjective] cooked, prepared (on fire), ripened, matured, developed ([abstract] tā† [feminine]); [neuter] = seq.
1) Pakva (पक्व):—[from pac] mf(ā)n. (considered as [past participle] of √2. pac; cf. [Pāṇini 8-2, 52]) cooked, roasted, baked, boiled, prepared on a fire (opp. to āma), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. (also applied to the milk in an udder)
2) [v.s. ...] warmed (cf. dviṣ-), [Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa; Manu-smṛti] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] baked or burnt (as bricks or earthenware pots), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Varāha-mihira] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] ripe, mature ([literally] and [figuratively]), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. (also applied to a tree with ripe fruits)
5) [v.s. ...] grey, hoary (as the hair), [Dhūrtasamāgama]
6) [v.s. ...] accomplished, perfect, fully developed (as the understanding, character etc.), [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] ripe for decay, near to death, decrepit, perishing,decaying, [ib.]
8) [v.s. ...] digested, [Horace H. Wilson]
9) [v.s. ...] n. cooked food, dish, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
10) [v.s. ...] ripe corn, [Atharva-veda]
11) [v.s. ...] the ashes of a burnt corpse, [ib.]
Pakva (पक्व):—[(kvaḥ-kvā-kvaṃ) a.] Cooked; mature, fully ripe; grey (hair); perfect; able; experienced, digested.
Pakva (पक्व):—(von pac) adj. (vertritt die Stelle des partic. praet. pass.) f. ā [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 8, 2, 52.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 26, 99.] das na einer Casusendung (pakvena, pakvāni, pakvānām) geht in keinem comp. in ṇa über nach [?3, 30 (vgl. 6, 9).]
1) weichgekocht, gar, gebacken, gebraten u.s.w., überh. fertig zubereitet (am Feuer); Gegens. āma [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 412.] [Halāyudha 2, 121.] [Ṛgveda 1, 162, 12.] pṛkṣaḥ [5, 73, 8.] odana [8, 66, 6.] āmiṣi [10, 94, 3.] aja [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 9, 5, 18.] kṛṣṇamṛga [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 56, 23.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 2, 105, 33.] matsya [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 286.] surā [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 15, 10, 3.] apūpa [4, 11, 8.] pakvānna n. [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 4, 223. 8, 329.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 86, 7.] [Pañcatantra 117, 2.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 950.] adj.,= [Śāṅkhāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 8, 21, 4.] kṣāra [Suśruta 1, 33, 7. 10.] dviḥpakva aufgekocht, aufgewärmt [GOBH. 3, 5, 4.] agni [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 6, 17.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 12, 18.] īṣatpakva [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 399.] dara [Halāyudha 2, 430.] mit einem loc. compon. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 1, 41.] Accent eines solchen comp. [6, 2, 32.] sthālī, bhrāṣṭra [Scholiast] n. fertige Speise, Schüssel, Gericht: śa.aṃ pa.vā [Ṛgveda 6, 63, 9.] pa.vena sa.a saṃ bhavema viell. so v. a. mögen wir an vollen Schüsseln sitzen [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 6, 119, 2. 12, 3, 55.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1, 5, 1, 26. 2, 6, 1, 7.] —
2) für gekocht gilt auch die Milch im Euter: ā.āsu ciddadhiṣe pa.vama.taḥ [Ṛgveda 1, 62, 9. 180, 3. 2, 40, 2.] ā.ā pa.vaṃ carati.bibhratī.gauḥ [3, 30, 14. 6, 44, 24 u.s.w.] —
3) fertig gebacken oder gebrannt, von Backsteinen, irdenen Geschirren: iṣṭakā [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 6, 1, 2, 22. 7, 2, 1, 7.] [Mṛcchakaṭikā 47, 9.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 52, 23.] pakveṣṭakacitāni Gebäude aus Backsteinen [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 197.] [UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra 3, 148.] ukhā [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 16, 7, 10. 26, 1, 25.] —
4) reif, von Früchten, Pflanzen [Yāska’s Nirukta 5, 28.] [Amarakoṣa 3, 2, 46.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1485.] [?Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 531. Medinīkoṣa v. 16.] yava [Ṛgveda 1, 66,] [3(2). 10, 101, 3.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 22, 3, 42.] śāliprāyaṃ deśam [Pañcatantra 163, 23.] pa.vaṃ kṣetrāt reifes Getraide [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 11, 1, 28.] phala [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 105, 15.] [Suśruta 1, 147, 4.] [Meghadūta 80.] [Hitopadeśa I, 144.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 86, 7.] nijasattvataroḥ sākṣātpakvāmiva phalaśriyam [Geschichte des Vidūṣaka 300.] kaṭvervāru [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 142.] urvarā [LĀṬY. 8, 3, 4.] daher auch śākhā [Ṛgveda 1, 8, 8.] vṛkṣa [3, 45, 4. 4, 20, 5.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20, 127, 4.] pippalīnāṃ ca pakvānāṃ vanāt [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 16, 7.] aṅkollasya supakvasya phalāni [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 54, 32.] arka [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 12, 18.] kāla [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 6, 17. 21.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 49.] —
5) reif, von Geschwüren u. s. w. [Suśruta 1, 61, 2. 62, 7. 11. 100, 2.] —
6) reife Haare sind graue Haare: pakvāḥ kuntalarājayaḥ [Dhūrtasamāgama 80, 14.] keśa [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] —
7) reif, vollkommen ausgebildet, vom Verstande, von Kenntnissen u. s. w.: apakvamatayo mandā na jānanti yathāyatham [Mahābhārata 12, 5433.] apakvabuddhi [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 18, 47.] vidya [Mahābhārata 12, 8440.] ātmani apakvakaraṇe [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 142.] supakvayoga adj. [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 15, 7.] —
8) reif so v. a. dem Ende, dem Vergehen, dem Tode nahe. verfallen [Amarakoṣa 3, 2, 41.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] tapasā vidyayā pakvakaṣāyaḥ [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 28, 38.] mayyanapāyinyā bhaktyā pakvaguṇāśayāḥ [30, 18.] pakvānāṃ hi badhe sūta vajrāyante tṛṇānyapi [Mahābhārata 7, 429.] ahaṃ bhittvā pravekṣyāmi kālapakvamidaṃ balam [4362.] apakvasya ca kālena badhastava na vidyate [3, 11493.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 5, 17.] — Vgl. niṣpakva, pari, vi, su .
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Pakva (पक्व):—
4) druma ein Baum mit reifen Früchten [Spr. 4837.] —
6) keśa [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 275]; vgl. 1. pāka [5]). —
8) kaluṣa [SARVADARŚANAS. 87, 22.] apakvakaluṣa ebend. und [88, 14.]
Pakva (पक्व):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) — a) gekocht (im Sinne eines Partic.) [Carakasaṃhitā 6,5.] weichgekocht , gar , gebraten , gebacken u.s.w. ; überh. fertig zubereitet (am Feuer). Das Worin geht im Comp. voran. — b) für gekocht gilt auch die Milch im Euter. — c) fertig gebacken oder gebrannt (von Backsteinen und irdenen Geschirren). — d) reif von Früchten und Pflanzen. — e) reif von Bäumen und Zweigen mit reifen Früchten. — f) reif von Geschwüren. — g) reif von Haaren , so v.a. grau. — h) reif , vollkommen ausgebildet vom Verstande , von Kenntnissen u.s.w. — i) reif , so v.a. dem Ende , Vergehen , Tode nahe , — verfallen [Carakasaṃhitā 5,11.] —
2) n. — a) fertige Speise , Schüssel , Gericht. — b) reifes Getraide.
Pakva (पक्व) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paulia, Paulla, Solla, Solliya.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Pakva (पक्व) [Also spelled pakv]:—(a) ripe; boiled; mature; strong; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Pakva (ಪಕ್ವ):—
1) [adjective] cooked, roasted, baked well.
2) [adjective] fully grown and developed; ripe.
3) [adjective] completely digested.
4) [adjective] skilled; experienced; well-versed (with); proficient.
5) [adjective] having hair that is grey.
6) [adjective] sufficiently advanced and ready for some operation, treatment or process (said of a disease).
7) [adjective] fully or highly developed by study, experience, etc.; mature as in judgement, knowledge, etc.
8) [adjective] characterised by full physical or mental development.
9) [adjective] advanced in years.
10) [adjective] ready to do, receive or undergo something; fully prepared.
11) [adjective] sufficiently advanced (said of time).
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Pakva (ಪಕ್ವ):—
1) [noun] the state of being well cooked, roasted or baked (as food).
2) [noun] ripeness of fruit.
3) [noun] such a fruit.
4) [noun] any cooked food.
5) [noun] clarified butter in liquid form.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Pakva (पक्व):—adj. 1. experienced; practical; mature; 2. mature; ripe; 3. fully developed; perfect; mature; 4. cooked; roasted; boiled;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+11): Pakvacetana, Pakvadhana, Pakvadumbarasannibha, Pakvagatra, Pakvagollu, Pakvaharitaluna, Pakvajambavanakha, Pakvajambu, Pakvajvara, Pakvaka, Pakvakasha, Pakvakashaya, Pakvakesha, Pakvakrit, Pakvamamsa, Pakvamati, Pakvamusha, Pakvanna, Pakvaphala, Pakvarakta.
Full-text (+597): Apakva, Pakvashaya, Paripakva, Pakvanna, Vipakva, Supakva, Pakveshtaka, Kalapakva, Nishpakva, Pakvarasa, Pakvakrit, Pakvavari, Pakvadhana, Pakvatisara, Pakvata, Snehapakva, Kandupakva, Agnipakva, Pakvakesha, Sthalipakva.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 359 < [Hindi-Marathi-English Volume 2]
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Page 254 < [Telugu-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Nirukta and the Vedic interpretation (study) (by Shruti S. Pradhan)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
The Āmra-sūtra < [III. Recollection of the community (saṃgānusmṛti)]
II. Hearing the name of the Buddhas < [Part 3 - Bringing innumerable beings to abhisaṃbodhi]
Act 9.2: Examination of the plurality of Buddha < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
The tenth Mandala of the Rigveda (study) (by Rupsmita Buzarbaruah)
Part 10.3 - Vedic description of the Antyeṣṭi Ceremony < [Chapter 4 - A religious study of the tenth Maṇḍala]
Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana (Study) (by R. Suthashi)
Different materials used in making the Linga < [Chapter 3 - Shaiva iconography in Saivagamanibandhana]