Alternative spellings of this word include Prapanak.

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

Prapānaka (प्रपानक) refers to a variety of the Pānaka (cool drink), as mentioned 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. Pānakas [viz., Prapānaka] are cool drinks which are prepared to expel the thirst. Bhojanakutūhala also discuss about the preparation of varieties of pānakas.

(Prapānaka Ingredients): tender mango, water, sugar, cold water, camphor and pepper.

(Cooking instructions): Boil a tender mango in water. After boiling squeeze it tightly with the hand. Add sugar, cold water, camphor and pepper to it. Mix it well. This drink is called asprapānaka. This is said to be prepared by Bhīmasena.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prapānaka (प्रपानक).—A kind of drink; प्रपानकरसन्यायाच्चर्व्यमाणो रसो भवेत् (prapānakarasanyāyāccarvyamāṇo raso bhavet) S. D.

Derivable forms: prapānakam (प्रपानकम्).

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

Prapānaka (प्रपानक).—n.

(-kaṃ) A kind of drink or beverage.

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

Prapānaka (प्रपानक):—[=pra-pānaka] n. sherbet, [Bhāvaprakāśa; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Prapanaka 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Prapānaka (प्रपानक) [Also spelled prapanak]:—(nm) see [panā].

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pra, Panaka.

Ends with: Amraphalaprapanaka.

Full-text: Amraphalaprapanaka, Prapanak, Panaka.

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