Sevika, Sēvikā, Sevikā: 6 definitions
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Sevika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaSevikā (सेविका) refers to a type of dish featuring milk (kṣīra) as an ingredient, as described 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 Sevikā): samita, milk and ghee.
(Cooking instructions): Make long thin threads from samita. Dry them in the sun. Cook them in milk and savour after adding ghee. This is called sevikā. This preparation is very same as vermicelli gheer.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsēvikā (सेविका).—f A sister of mercy, a sister of charity.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySevikā (सेविका).—
1) A maid servant.
2) A kind of sweetmeat (Mar. pheṇī).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySevikā (सेविका):—[from sev] f. a [particular] sweetmeat (a kind of vermicelli made of wheat-flour and boiled in milk and sugar), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionarySevikā (सेविका):—(nf) see under [sevaka].
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Cevikati.
Ends with: Carmaprasevika, Charmaprasevika, Prasevika, Svasthya-sevika, Svayamsevika, Swayansevika.
Full-text: Carmaprasevaka, Prasevika, Sevaka, Sevak, Samaja, Samaj, Swaym, Svayam.
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