The Sanskrit term Śītakaṇa can be transliterated into English as Sitakana or Shitakana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Sitakaṇa (सितकण) refers to “white grains (rice)”, and is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment of snake-bites such as those caused by the Asṛṅmaṇḍalī-snakes, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Accordingly, one of the treatments is mentioned as follows: “[...] Lepa or ointment made from the roots of Punarnāvā, Ambaṣṭhā, Musalā and Kimśuka mixed with cowdung must be applied. Milk of latex yeilding trees boiled with white grains (rice) (sitakaṇa) [kaṣāyaṃ sasitā kaṇā] must be given after it cools down. Cool drinks arrest the poison of Asṛṅmaṇḍalī snakes”.

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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śītakaṇa (शीतकण).—m n śītakūṇa m R A grain of boiled rice.

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sitakaṇa (सितकण).—m n (Or śitakaṇa) A grain of boiled rice.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

śītakaṇa (शीतकण).—m n-kūṇa m A grain of boiled rice

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sitakaṇa (सितकण).—m n A grain of boiled rice.

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Sita, Kaana, Kana.

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