Polika, Polikā: 8 definitions
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Polika 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)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India1) Polikā (पोलिका) refers to “food that needs to be eaten without mastication” and represents one of the six kinds of food (anna), according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—According to Raghunātha foodstuffs (āhāra) are of six types on the basis of the process by which they are in-taken [viz., polikā].
2) Polikā (पोलिका) is the name of “wheat dish” having Samita as its base ingredient, as described in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.
(Ingredients of Polikā): samita and water. (Cooking instructions): Make a thin cake of samita as stated earlier. Cook it in a pan. It is known as poḷikā.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPolikā (पोलिका).—A kind of cake (of wheat).
See also (synonyms): polī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPolikā (पोलिका).—f.
(-kā) Flat cakes made of barley or wheat, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPolikā (पोलिका).—[feminine] a kind of cake.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPolikā (पोलिका):—[from pola] ([Bhāvaprakāśa]) f. a kind of cake (cf. pūlikā, paulī, pūpālī).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPolikā (पोलिका):—(kā) 1. f. Flat cakes.
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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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Starts with: Polikai, Polikalai, Polikara, Polikata.
Full-text: Paulika, Poli, Purnapolika, Patrika, Madhulika, Pahalika, Sohala, Nandimukhi, Pulika, Pauli, Shankhapala, Mandaka, Ahara.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 9 - The Procedure for Naivedya < [Section 5 - Mārgaśīrṣa-māhātmya]
Chapter 29 - Kriyā-Yoga: Procedure of the Worship of Vāsudeva < [Section 9 - Vāsudeva-māhātmya]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 5.2.1 < [Section 2 - Second Tiruvaymoli (Polika Polika)]
Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences) (by Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi)
8. Ancient Indian Cooking and Cookery (according to Manasollasa) < [Chapter 5 - Sciences in Someshvara’s Manasollasa]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Know what we eat? < [2013: Volume 2, November issue 6]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
45. A Topical Analysis of the Bhojana-Kutuhala < [Volume 2 (1954)]
18. Studies in the History of Dietetics < [Volume 3 (1956)]