Pitarakta, Pītarakta, Pita-rakta: 7 definitions

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Pitarakta 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)

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Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Pītarakta (पीतरक्त):—Yellowishred

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pītarakta (पीतरक्त).—a. yellowish-red, orange-coloured.

-ktam a kind of yellow gem, the topaz.

Pītarakta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pīta and rakta (रक्त).

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

Pītarakta (पीतरक्त).—n.

(-ktaṃ) A yellow coloured gem, perhaps the topaz. E. pīta yellow, and rakta coloured.

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

1) Pītarakta (पीतरक्त):—[=pīta-rakta] [from pīta] mfn. yellowish-red, orange (-cchāya mfn. orange-coloured), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] m. = next, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Pītarakta (पीतरक्त):—[pīta-rakta] (ktaṃ) 1. n. A topaz.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pitarakta in German

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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.

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