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Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Sitakhaṇḍa (सितखण्ड) refers to “candied sugar” and represents one of the varieties or products of Ikṣu (sugercane juice), 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.—The properties and varieties of sugarcane are discussed in the ikṣu-prakaraṇa. The properties of sugarcane which is crushed with teeth and crushed in a huge machine are also explained in detail. Different products made out of sugarcane juice and their properties are also discussed. It include the properties of [viz., sitakhaṇḍa (candied sugar)].

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sitākhaṇḍa (सिताखण्ड).—a kind of refined sugar.

Derivable forms: sitākhaṇḍaḥ (सिताखण्डः).

Sitākhaṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sitā and khaṇḍa (खण्ड). See also (synonyms): sitāpāka.

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

Sitākhaṇḍa (सिताखण्ड).—m.

(-ṇḍaḥ) Clayed sugar, (prepared from honey.) E. sita white, ākhaṇḍa sugar.

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

1) Sitakhaṇḍa (सितखण्ड):—[=sita-khaṇḍa] [from sita] m. wh° lump-sugar, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi; Dhūrtanartaka]

2) Sitākhaṇḍa (सिताखण्ड):—[=sitā-khaṇḍa] [from sitā > sita] m. sugar in lumps, lump-sugar, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a kind of refined s° (said to be prepared from honey), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sitākhaṇḍa (सिताखण्ड):—[sitā+khaṇḍa] (ṇḍaḥ) 1. m. Clayed sugar.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sitakhanda 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Sita, Khanda.

Ends with: Pishitakhanda, Subhushitakhanda.

Full-text: Sitaja, Makshikasharkara, Sitapaka, Khandaka, Ikshu.

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