Phanita, Phāṇita: 13 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Kavya
Languages
1. Pali
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
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Introduction:

Phanita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Phāṇita (फाणित) refers to “inspissated juice of sugarcane”, according to the Arthaśāstra II.15.15, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Chewing of sugarcane (ikṣu) is referred to in Atharvaveda. Pāṇini mentions the plantations of sugar cane. Kauṭilya mentions of some products of sugarcane such as phāṇita (inspissated juice of sugarcane), guḍa (jaggery), khaṇḍa (raw sugar), matsyaṇḍikā (sugar candy) and śarkarā (sugar).

Suśruta (Suśrutasaṃhitā Sūtrasthāna 45.163) also states that if the derivatives of sugar cane like guḍa, śarkarā, khaṇḍa, phāṇita become more white, they become more cold, sweeter, more pure and more difficult to digest. According to Vāgbhaṭa (Aṣṭāṅgasaṅgraha Sūtrasthāna VI.98), śarkara was considered the best and phāṇita the worst.

Phāṇita refers to one of the varieties or products of Ikṣu (sugercane juice), according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana).—The properties and varieties of sugarcane are discussed in the ikṣu-prakaraṇa. The properties of sugarcane which is crushed with teeth and crushed in a huge machine are also explained in detail. Different products made out of sugarcane juice and their properties are also discussed. It include the properties of [viz., phāṇit].

Phāṇita (a variety of jaggery) is mentioned as being harmful (ahita) to the body according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala in the dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana, which contains the discussions on different food articles and their dietetic effects according to the prominent Ayurvedic treatises. Here In the ikṣu (sugarcane products) group Phāṇita is mentioned as harmful to the body (ahita).

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Phāṇita (फाणित):—Molasses is a semisolid condensed sugarcane preparation, traditionally used to prepare Arista, Asava and other forms of alcoholic fermentation. Its heavy in nature, Sweet in taste, nutitive and non aphrodisiac and aggravates Tri-dosha.

context information

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.

Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Phāṇita (फाणित) refers to the “condensed juice of the suger-cane”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 18.118. Phāṇita occurs in Āpastambadharmasūtra 1.5.17.19

context information

Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

phāṇita : (nt.) treacle; molasses.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Phāṇita, (nt.) (cp. Epic Sk. phāṇita) 1. juice of the sugar cane, raw sugar, molasses (ucchu-rasaṃ gahetvā kataphāṇitaṃ VvA. 180) Vin. II, 177; D. I, 141; Vv 3525; 404; J. I, 33, 120, 227; Miln. 107; DhA. II, 57. phāṇitassa puṭaṃ a basket of sugar S. I, 175; J. IV, 366; DhA. IV, 232.—2. (by confusion or rightly?) salt J. III, 409 (in expln of aloṇika=phāṇita-virahita).—odaka sugar water J. III, 372, —puṭa sugar basket J. IV, 363. (Page 478)

context information

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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Phāṇita (फाणित).—

1) Raw sugar; इक्षोः रसस्तु यः पक्वः किंचिद् गाढो बहुद्रवः । स एवेक्षुविकारेषु ख्यातः फाणितसंज्ञया (ikṣoḥ rasastu yaḥ pakvaḥ kiṃcid gāḍho bahudravaḥ | sa evekṣuvikāreṣu khyātaḥ phāṇitasaṃjñayā) || Bhāva. P.; condensed juice of sugarcane (Mar. kākavī); फाणितेषु मरिचावचूर्णना सा स्फुटं कटुरपि स्पृहावहा (phāṇiteṣu maricāvacūrṇanā sā sphuṭaṃ kaṭurapi spṛhāvahā) N.14.118.

2) A product of milk (gorasavikāra); भक्ष्यान् फाणितसंयुक्तान् दत्वा सौभाग्यमृच्छति (bhakṣyān phāṇitasaṃyuktān datvā saubhāgyamṛcchati) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.64.13.

Derivable forms: phāṇitam (फाणितम्).

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

Phaṇita (फणित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Gone. 2. Diluted. E. phaṇ to go, kta aff.

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Phāṇita (फाणित).—n.

(-taṃ) Raw sugar, the inspissated juice of the sugarcane. E. phaṇ to go, causal form, aff. kta .

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

1) Phaṇita (फणित):—[from phaṇ] mfn. gone or diluted (?), [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] nf (i). [wrong reading] for bhaṇita, ti, [Bhojaprabandha]

3) Phāṇita (फाणित):—[from phāṇi] m. ([Nīlakaṇṭha]) n. ([from] [Causal] of √phaṇ; cf. [Pāṇini 7-2, 18 [Scholiast or Commentator]]) the inspissated juice of the sugar cane and other plants, [Āpastamba; Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]

4) [v.s. ...] cf. [Arabic] فانيذ; [Persian] پانيد; medieval [Latin] penidium.

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

1) Phaṇita (फणित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) p.] Gone; diluted.

2) Phāṇita (फाणित):—(taṃ) 1. n. Raw sugar.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Phāṇita (फाणित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Phāṇia.

[Sanskrit to German]

Phanita in German

context information

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

Phāṇita (ಫಾಣಿತ):—

1) [noun] unrefined sugarcane juice.

2) [noun] a dark, crude sugar from the sugarcane juice.

3) [noun] a kind of eatable made of milk.

context information

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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