Tvaca, Tvacā, Tvāca: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Tvaca 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Tvacha.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
Tvaca (त्वच) or Tvak refers to the medicinal plant Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume Syn. Cinnamomum verum Presl., and is used in the treatment of atisāra (diarrhoea), according to the 7th century Mādhavacikitsā chapter 2. Atisāra refers to a condition where there are three or more loose or liquid stools (bowel movements) per day or more stool than normal. The second chapter of the Mādhavacikitsā explains several preparations [including Tvaca] through 60 Sanskrit verses about treating this problem.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Tvacā (त्वचा):—Skin. One of the five sensory organs that percieves the sense of touch.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Tvaca (त्वच) refers to “(human) skin”, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, “That, O goddess, is said to be the subtle (form), now listen to the gross one. [...] She makes the Great Sound (of mantra) and, very powerful, she makes (the worlds) tremble. She is powerfully penetrated by the bliss of the Command and, wearing a human skin as a shawl and (human) skin (as clothing) [i.e., tvaca-parīdhānā], she resides in the sequence of the eighty-one (syllable mantra). O fair one, such is the visualized form (dhyāna) there will be in the aged state. The Vidyā here is Mahāmāyā whose form is sixteen syllables”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
tvacā (त्वचा).—f (S) Skin, rind, bark, peel.
tvacā (त्वचा).—f Skin, bark, peel, rind.
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
Tvaca (त्वच).—
1) Skin.
2) Bark.
3) Cinnamon.
Derivable forms: tvacam (त्वचम्).
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Tvacā (त्वचा).—See त्वच् (tvac). विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो मुक्तत्वच इवोरगः (vimuktaḥ sarvapāpebhyo muktatvaca ivoragaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12. 25.11.
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Tvāca (त्वाच).—a. (-cī f.) Relating to the skin, contagious. °प्रत्यक्ष (pratyakṣa) a. that which is felt directly by the skin.
Tvaca (त्वच).—nf.
(-caṃ-cā) 1. Skin. 2. Bark, rind. 3. Woody cassia: see the preceding.
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Tvāca (त्वाच).—mfn.
(-caḥ-cī-caṃ) 1. Cuticular, relating to the skin. 2. Contagious, derived from touch. E. tvac, and aṇ aff.
Tvaca (त्वच).—[tvac + a], I. a substitute for tvac, when latter part of a comp. adj., e. g. mṛdu-, Having a tender skin, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 10425. Ii. n. Cinnamon, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 39, 22.
Tvaca (त्वच).—[neuter] hide, skin ([especially] —°); cinnamon.
1) Tvaca (त्वच):—[from tvac] n. skin (ifc. See mukta-, mṛdu-), [Uṇādi-sūtra ii, 63 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) [v.s. ...] cinnamon, cinnamon tree, [Rāmāyaṇa iii, 39, 22; Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] Cassia bark, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Tvacā (त्वचा):—[from tvaca > tvac] f. skin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Tvaca (त्वच):—[from tvac] cf. guḍa-; tanuand pṛthak-tvacā.
6) Tvāca (त्वाच):—[from tvac] mfn. relating to (tvac) the skin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
1) Tvaca (त्वच):—[(caṃ-cā)] 5. n. 1. f. Idem.
2) Tvāca (त्वाच):—[(caḥ-cā-caṃ) a.] Cuticular; contagious, infectious.
Tvaca (त्वच):—
1) n. = tvac Haut; Rinde [Dharaṇīkoṣa im Śabdakalpadruma] tvacaveṣṭitamasthipañjaram [UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra 2, 63.] am Ende eines adj. comp.: mṛdutvaca (viṣṇu) [Harivaṃśa 10425.] muktatvaca ivoragaḥ [Mahābhārata 12, 9048.] —
2) n. Zimmel [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 135.] [Suśruta 2, 248, 7.] Zimmetbaum [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] vanāni ca suramyāṇi kakkolānāṃ tvacasya ca [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 39, 22.] —
3) n. Cassia-Rinde [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 4, 22.] [Dharaṇīkoṣa im Śabdakalpadruma] —
4) f. ā Haut [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. guḍatvaca, tanutvacā .
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Tvāca (त्वाच):—(von tvac) adj. durch die Haut vermittelt: pratyakṣa eine durch die Haut, durch das Gefühl vermittelte Wahrnehmung [SIDDHĀNTAMUKTĀVALĪ im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Tvaca (त्वच):—vgl. pṛthaktvacā .
Tvaca (त्वच):——
1) n. — a) Haut. Insbes. am Ende eines adj , Comp. (f. ā). — b) Zimmet Sg. auch Zimmetbaum in collectiver Bed. [Rājan 6,172.] — c) *Cassia-Rinde. —
2) *f. ā Haut.
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
Tvacā (त्वचा) [Also spelled twacha]:—(nf) the skin.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Tvaca (ತ್ವಚ):—
1) [noun] = ತ್ವಚೆ [tvace].
2) [noun] the yellowish-brown spice made from the dried inner bark of the tree Cinnamomum zeylanicum of Lauraceae family; cinnamon.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Tvacā (त्वचा):—n. skin; hide;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Tvacana, Tvacapatra, Tvacapattra, Tvacapratyaksha, Tvacas, Tvacasya, Tvacata, Tvacay, Tvacaya, Tvacayani, Tvacayati.
Full-text (+57): Gudatvaca, Prithaktvaca, Tvacapratyaksha, Tvacas, Tvacapattra, Sthulatvaca, Madhuratvaca, Sudridhatvaca, Varatvaca, Tvacapatra, Bahalatvaca, Tanutvaca, Suryatvacas, Satvacas, Mridutvaca, Tvac, Hiranyatvacas, Trinatvaca, Vaktvaca, Tvacasya.
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