Phalasava, Phalāsava, Phala-asava: 11 definitions
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Phalasava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Phalāsava (फलासव) refers to one of the varieties of āsavas (“spirituous liquor”), according to the Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa Sundarakāṇḍa 11.22, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa mentions two varieties of suras ie. surā and kṛtasurā (ordinary one and the fermented one), four varieties of āsavas (spirituous liquor) such as puṣpāsava, phalāsava, madhvāsava and śarkarāsava and two more varieties such as divya and prasanna.
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
Pali-English dictionary
phalāsava : (m.) extract of fruit.
phalāsava (ဖလာသဝ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[phala+āsava]
[ဖလ+အာသဝ]
[Pali to Burmese]
phalāsava—
(Burmese text): သစ်သီးအရက်။
(Auto-Translation): Fruit wine.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Phalāsava (फलासव).—a decoction of fruit.
Derivable forms: phalāsavaḥ (फलासवः).
Phalāsava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms phala and āsava (आसव).
Phalāsava (फलासव):—[from phala > phal] m. a decoction of f°, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
Phalāsava (फलासव):—(phala + ā) Decoct von Früchten: puṣpāsavaphalāsavam [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 14, 44.]
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Phalāsava (फलासव):—[Kathāsaritsāgara 102, 113.]
Phalāsava (फलासव):—m. ein Decoct von Früchten.
Phalāsava (फलासव) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Phalāsava.
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
Phalāsava (फलासव):—(nm) leavened and preserved fruit-juice (used as a tonic).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Phalāsava (फलासव) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Phalāsava.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Phala, Asava.
Full-text: Prasanna, Kritasura, Sharkarasava, Madhvasava, Pushpasava, Asava, Divya.
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