Shunthaka, Śuṇṭhaka: 2 definitions
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Shunthaka 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.
The Sanskrit term Śuṇṭhaka can be transliterated into English as Sunthaka or Shunthaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaŚuṇṭhaka (शुण्ठक) refers to a food-preparation with meat, according to Someśvara’s Mānasollāsa (chapter 3), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Meat eating in India is as old as Ṛgvedic period. [...] Someśvara describes in detail the method of preparing a number of meat dishes like śuṇṭhaka, cakkālikā, kavacandi, puryāla, bhaḍitraka, kṛṣṇapāka, and kośali in the third chapter of his text Mānasollāsa.
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: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śuṇṭhaka (शुण्ठक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Suṃṭhaya.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shunthakarna.
Full-text: Sumthaya, Cakkalika, Puryala, Koshali, Kavacandi, Bhaditraka, Krishnapaka.
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