Pancatikta, Pañcatikta, Panca-tikta, Pancan-tikta, Pamcatikta: 6 definitions
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Pancatikta 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Panchatikta.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Google Books: Essentials of AyurvedaPañcatikta (पञ्चतिक्त, “five bitters”).—The Sanskrit name for an important Ayurvedic drug combination.—Guḍūcī, Vāsā, Kaṭukā, Kirātatikta and Nimba—these are known as five bitters. This group (Pañcatikta) is beneficial in the disorders caused by kapha and pitta.
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 dictionaryPañcatikta (पञ्चतिक्त).—the five bitter things:-निवामृतावृषपटोलनिदिग्धिकाश्च (nivāmṛtāvṛṣapaṭolanidigdhikāśca).
Derivable forms: pañcatiktam (पञ्चतिक्तम्).
Pañcatikta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and tikta (तिक्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcatikta (पञ्चतिक्त):—[=pañca-tikta] [from pañca] n. 5 bitter things (viz. nimba, amṛtā, vṛṣa, paṭola, and ṇidigdhikā), [Bhāvaprakāśa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusPaṃcatikta (ಪಂಚತಿಕ್ತ):—[noun] (pl.) the five bitter things, neem leaves, Indian gooseberry (of Emblica officinalis), justice wort (Adhatoda vasica), snake gourd (of Trichosanthes cucumerina) and brinjal (of Solanum indicum).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Tikta, Panca.
Starts with: Pancatiktaghrita.
Full-text: Pancatiktaghrita, Pamcatikta.
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