Phaṇijjhaka, Phanijjhaka: 7 definitions
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Phaṇijjhaka 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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyPhaṇijjhaka (मरिच):—A Sanskrit word referring to the “sweet basil” and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā. It is also known as Barbarī or Arjaka. Its official botanical name is Ocimum basilicum and is commonly known in English as “common basil” among others. It is native to India and prefers hot dry conditions. It is an aromatic herb ranging 60-90 cm high and grows throughout India.
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 dictionaryPhaṇijjhaka (फणिज्झक).—Marjoram.
Derivable forms: phaṇijjhakaḥ (फणिज्झकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPhaṇijjhaka (फणिज्झक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A plant, also Marua. f.
(-kā) A plant, commonly Ramaduti, apparently a sort of basil with small leaves. E. phaṇi for phaṇī a snake, and ujjha to abandon, aff. vun deriv. irr.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Phaṇijjhaka (फणिज्झक):—m. marjoram and another similar plant, [Suśruta; Bhāvaprakāśa]
2) Phaṇijjhakā (फणिज्झका):—[from phaṇijjhaka] f. (akā) a species of basil with small leaves (commonly called rāma-dūti), [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPhaṇijjhaka (फणिज्झक):—[phaṇi-jjhaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A plant (Marua). f. (kā) A sort of basil.
[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 corpusPhaṇijjhaka (ಫಣಿಜ್ಝಕ):—[noun] = ಫಣಿರ್ಜಕ [phanirjaka].
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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Partial matches: Phani.
Full-text: Jivapushpa, Rajaphanijjhaka, Pinditaka, Tikshnagandha.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 2 - The Pathology of Hemothermia (raktapitta-nidana) < [Nidanasthana (Nidana Sthana) — Section on Pathology]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Classification of Drugs in the Caraka-Saṃhitā < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]
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4b. Leprosy (Kuṣṭha) in the Caraka-saṃhitā < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XI - Treatment of Shleshma Ophthalmia < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]